See also: せんと and センド
U+3323, ㌣
SQUARE SENTO

[U+3322]
CJK Compatibility
[U+3324]

Japanese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spelling
(obsolete)
 セント (通貨) on Japanese Wikipedia

Borrowed from English cent.[1][2][3][4][5]

First cited to 1860.[4]

Noun edit

セント (sento

  1. [1860] cent (various national currencies, 1100 of a unit)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English saint.[1][2][3][4][5]

First cited to 1872.[4]

Noun edit

セント (sento

  1. [1872] saint
Usage notes edit

Generally only found as a title or prefix on the name of a saint. Even there, the prefix (sei) may be more common.

For the standalone noun, the term 聖人 (seijin) is used instead.

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN