How to say "dollar" in Japanese

• ドルCommon
  nounThe common word for the dollar as a unit of currency, whether the American dollar or any other. Use it for prices, exchange rates, and amounts of money; it is usually written in kana.
  来週らいしゅうハワイにいくつもりなので、銀行ぎんこうへ円えんを少すこしドルに替かえにいかなければなりません。↗

  I'm going to Hawaii next week, so I have to go and exchange some yen for dollars at the bank.
• ダラー
  nounA less common rendering of the same loanword, closer to the English pronunciation. For the dollar as currency it is seldom the word you want; ドル is what you would normally use.

Both words render the English "dollar" as a unit of currency: 「ドル」 is the common word for money, prices, and exchange rates, while 「ダラー」 is a less common variant rendering you will seldom need.

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• ドルdollar
• ダラーdollar
• 元げん(Taiwan) dollar