Sen

/sɛn/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A unit of currency in some countries, such as Japan and Indonesia, equal to one hundredth of the primary unit of currency (such as yen or rupiah).

The cost of the meal was 1500 yen, which is equivalent to 15 sen.

A title used for a senator or a member of the Senate in some countries.

Sen. John Smith addressed the crowd during the annual town hall meeting.

A shortened form of the word 'senator'.

Many constituents reached out to Sen. Davis regarding the new legislation.

From Japanese '銭' (sen), meaning money or coin.

sen and yen

Referring to the relationship between subunits and whole units in Japanese currency.

hundred sen

Often used to denote a specific small amount of money in transactions.

yen

The primary currency of Japan.

monetary unit

A standard unit of currency.

coin

A piece of metal used as currency.

A term sometimes used informally to refer to money

I need to save some sen for the weekend.

To denote something small or of little value

That’s just some sen; it’s not worth worrying about.