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Sen vs Zen - What's the difference?

sen | zen |

As nouns the difference between sen and zen

is that sen is a unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen while Zen is a denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.

As an abbreviation Sen

is senator.

As an adjective Zen is

extremely relaxed and collected.

sen

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
  • A coin of this value.
  • * Charles F. C. Ladd, Jr., Around the World at Seventeen (page 70)
    • Before leaving the Kyndam I had bought in exchange what I thought to be enough yens and sens to see me through.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (Yorkshire) self
    • "Hear all, see all, say nowt. Ate all, sup all, pay nowt. An if ever tha does anythin for nowt, mek sure tha does it for tha sen ."
    Derived terms
    * missen (myself) * thissen (thyself)

    Anagrams

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    zen

    English

    (wikipedia Zen)

    Alternative forms

    * zen

    Noun

    (-)
  • (religion) A denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.
  • (informal) A philosophy of calm, reminiscent of that of the Buddhist denomination.

    • Related terms

    * Zenji

    Usage notes

    Usually capitalized in all senses, almost always when talking about the denomination proper (compare (Catholicism)), usually but less often when referring to a looser sense of the philosophy or calm: “That’s very zen.” versus “She studies Zen Buddhism.”

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Extremely relaxed and collected.

    • Anagrams

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