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jmdict 2209390 Active (id: 2272139)
刀銭； 刀泉
【 とうせん 】
1. [n] [hist]
▶ knife money
▶ [expl] bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1446420 刀【かたな】 4. knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
  ⇐ see: 2209400 刀布【とうふ】 1. bronze currency of ancient China (both spade-shaped coins and knife coins)



History:
4. A 2023-06-27 12:31:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<misc>&hist;</misc>
3. A 2018-02-16 06:47:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-02-16 05:51:27  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_money
knife money gets real hits in google books 
(daojian does not)
  Diff: 
@@ -15 +15,2 @@
-<gloss>daojian (bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor)</gloss>
+<gloss>knife money</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor</gloss>
1. A 2007-10-06 00:00:00 
  Comments: 
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