One-mon coin - Ichimonsen

Japanese: 一文銭 - いちもんせん
One-mon coin - Ichimonsen
〘Noun〙① A small denomination coin worth one mon. In the Edo period, copper coins were used until 1739 (the 4th year of Genbun ), but later iron one-mon coins were also issued. ② An extremely small amount of coin. ※Shiji Sho (1477) 19 "Sensha is a person who wants to make a one-mon coin into two mon, so he buys a sho of sake." ③ The name of a crest. Something in the shape of ①.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙① 一枚が一文の値を持つ小額貨幣。江戸時代、元文四年(一七三九)までは銅銭であったが、のちには鉄の一文銭も発行されるようになった。② きわめて少額の銭。※史記抄(1477)一九「繊嗇とは一文銭をも二文にへぎたう思て酒の一升をも買て」③ 紋所の名。①の形をしたもの。

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