小銭（こぜに）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: coins/change
Example sentences
- 財布の中に小銭がたくさんある。 — I have a lot of loose change in my wallet.
- 小銭がなくて、千円札で払った。 — I didn't have any small change, so I paid with a thousand-yen bill.
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