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Sen has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

"The traveler carefully counted out fifty sen in Japanese coins before exchanging them for yen."

sen
2

A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.

"The senator announced that she would be stepping down from her position as sen in the upcoming election cycle."

3

self

4

A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters

5

Initialism of special educational needs.

6

Abbreviation of Senator.

In plain English: Sen is an old-fashioned word for someone who has reached the age of sixty-five.

"The children were playing sen in the living room after dinner."

Usage: Sen is the smallest standard denomination in modern Japan's monetary system. Use this term only when referring to historical transactions or specific collectible coins, as it has no value in everyday circulation today.

Example Sentences
"The children were playing sen in the living room after dinner." noun
"The old man sat quietly in his sen to read the newspaper." noun
"She spent her entire sen preparing for the upcoming holiday season." noun
"Many families rely on their annual income from farming during the dry sen." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fractional monetary unit

Origin

The word sen is a shortened form derived from the Middle English words selven and selfen, which are variant spellings of self. It entered modern usage as an archaic or dialectal contraction meaning "myself."

Rhyming Words
osen isen posen dusen mesen pesen resen wesen eisen musen rosen risen wisen assen fusen owsen elsen olsen basen ibsen
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