金銭|きんせんkinsen[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivemoney; cash
   金銭きんせんのことで彼かれと争あらそいになった。↗

   I had a quarrel with him over money.

• Synonymお金おかねNeutralThe everyday, polite word for money, as in 「お金を払う」; 「金銭」 is more written and typical of legal or dispute contexts.
• SynonymマネーNeutralLoanword used mostly in compounds like 「マネーゲーム」; it rarely stands alone, unlike 「金銭」.
• Synonym現金げんきんNeutralMeans cash on hand — bills and coins (「現金払い」) — as opposed to deposits or card payments; 「金銭」 is the abstract, written term for money.
• Synonym金かねWrittenThe same word written 「金」 and read 「こがね」; besides gold or money it also means golden yellow (「黄金色の稲穂」).
• Synonym金員きんいんFormalFormal wording of legal documents and official papers for a set sum of money; not used in daily conversation.
• Synonym金子きんすWrittenOld-fashioned word for money or gold coins, the kind of thing you hear in period dramas; 「金銭」 is the modern written term.
• Synonym金円きんえんWrittenA rare, archaic word for money in general; not used in everyday speech, unlike 「金銭」, which survives in legal writing.
• SynonymキャッシュNeutralLoanword for cash, heard mainly in payment contexts (「キャッシュレス」); 「金銭」 is the broader written word for money.
• Related黄金こがねWrittenNative Japanese word read 「こがね」 for gold or, in literary use, money; in daily speech people say 「お金」.
• Related金かねWrittenThe same word written 「金」 and read 「こがね」; besides gold or money it also means golden yellow (「黄金色の稲穂」).
• Related貨幣かへいWrittenRefers to currency in circulation (「貨幣価値」) with an economics flavour; 「金銭」 is money in the abstract.
• Related金銀きんぎんWrittenLiterally gold and silver; by extension wealth, in a written, traditional register rather than everyday money talk.
• Relatedお足おあしCasualColloquial slang for money with an old Edo-period flavour; 「金銭」 is the neutral written standard today.
• Related現ナマげんナマCasualSlang for ready cash with a rough, vulgar edge; 「金銭」 is formal and written.
• Related銭金ぜにかねCasualColloquial word for money, often tinged with contempt (「銭金の問題じゃない」); 「金銭」 stays neutral and formal.
• RelatedゲルトCasualFrom German, once student slang for money; now rare, while 「金銭」 remains current in formal writing.
• Related黄白こうはくWrittenRare written word for gold and silver, and by extension bribery; not used in daily life.
• Related先立つ物さきだつものNeutralSet phrase for the money you need up front to do something (「先立つ物がない」), with a euphemistic tone; 「金銭」 is the plain formal noun.
• Related銭ころちゃんころCasualOld slang for coins or small change; its homograph is a slur against Chinese people, so best avoided altogether.

For everyday talk, say 「お金」; turn to 「金銭」 in written or legal contexts. Actual cash is 「現金」 or 「キャッシュ」, and 「貨幣」 is currency in the economics sense. 「先立つ物」 euphemistically means the money needed to do something, while 「銭金」 carries a contemptuous tone. 「マネー」 mostly appears in compounds and 「金員」 in legal papers; 「金子」「金円」「黄金」「金銀」「黄白」 are old or literary, 「お足」「ゲルト」「銭ころ」 are old slang, and 「現ナマ」 is crude slang for cash — recognise these rather than use them.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 金かねでつくった銭せん。
2. お金かね、銭せん。