Hanging money - Kakezeni

Japanese: 懸銭 - かけぜに

Generally, it refers to the small amount of capital contributions that members of an organization (ko) (koshu, shuchu) brought to each meeting in medieval monetary lending methods such as tanomosi and mujin. It also meant money wagered in gambling, linked poetry gatherings, tea gatherings, and other competitive events. In addition, kakesen also referred to money temporarily levied by manor lords on their subjects. It is also read as "kakesen." This term emerged as a result of the widespread circulation of currency in the Middle Ages, especially after the late Kamakura period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

一般には頼母子（たのもし），無尽（むじん）といった中世の貨幣融通方式において，この組織(講)に参加する人々(講衆，衆中)が，寄合ごとに持ちよる少額の出資金の意。また一方では，博奕（ばくえき）(賭博)，連歌会，茶寄合などの勝負事に際して賭ける銭をも意味した。このほかにまた荘園領主が領民に対して臨時的に賦課徴収する銭も懸銭といった。〈かけせん〉ともよむ。中世，とくに鎌倉時代後期以後，貨幣流通が相当広く浸透した結果あらわれてきた用語。

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