コイン

こいん

noun

coin

1. coin

A metal disc used as money, or a token used in machines and games.

コインを入(い)れてください。

Please insert a coin.

コインランドリーで洗濯(せんたく)した。

I did my laundry at a coin laundry.

駅(えき)の近(ちか)くにコインロッカーがあるので、荷物(にもつ)を預(あず)けよう。

There are coin lockers near the station, so let's store our luggage there.

コイン comes from English "coin" and is widely used in compounds for coin-operated services.

Compounds

コインランドリー: coin laundry, laundromat
コインロッカー: coin locker (common at train stations)
コインパーキング: coin-operated parking lot
コイントス: coin toss

Similar words

硬貨(こうか): coin (formal, official term)
小銭(こぜに): small change, loose coins
コイン is more casual and commonly used in compound words, while 硬貨(こうか) is the formal term used in banking and official contexts.

Related Words

Synonym: 硬貨(こうか) (formal term)

Compare: 小銭(こぜに) (small change, loose coins)

Compare: 古銭(こせん) (old coin)

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Added 2026.2.11 15:42 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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