セント

See also: せんと, and センド

㌣ U+3323, ㌣ SQUARE SENTO ← ㌢ [U+3322] CJK Compatibility ㌤ → [U+3324]

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) セント [séꜜǹtò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nto̞]

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
仙 (obsolete)

 セント (通貨) on Japanese Wikipedia

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

First cited to 1860.^[4]

Noun

セント • (sento) 

1. [1860] cent (various national currencies, ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a unit)

Etymology 2

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

First cited to 1872.^[4]

Noun

セント • (sento) 

1. [1872] saint

Usage notes

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

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

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
5. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN