貨幣|かへいkahei[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounmoney; currency; coin
- Synonym通貨つうかNeutralThe money circulating in a country, or a particular currency, as in 「通貨危機」 and 「外国通貨」; stresses circulation and which currency, while 「貨幣」 stresses money itself.
- SynonymカレンシーNeutralLoanword for a currency unit, as in 「カレンシーボード」; mostly financial jargon — in everyday use say 「通貨」.
- Synonymお金おかねNeutralThe everyday, polite word for money, as in 「お金を払う」; 「貨幣」 belongs to economics and academic contexts.
- SynonymマネーNeutralLoanword for money or funds, as in 「マネーゲーム」 and 「電子マネー」; mostly used in compounds, rarely on its own.
- Related金かねCasualCasual word for money, as in 「金がない」; used mostly by men. 「貨幣」 is an economics term for coins and banknotes as a medium of exchange.
- Related金銭きんせんNeutralFormal-leaning word for money in set phrases like 「金銭感覚」 and 「金銭トラブル」; covers money matters broadly, while 「貨幣」 points to the medium of exchange itself.
- Related銭金ぜにかねCasualColloquial word for money, as in 「銭金の問題じゃない」; often used in negative emphatic statements and never in academic writing.
- Related金員きんいんWrittenWritten, legal-document term for a sum of money, as in 「金員を支払う」; not used in everyday speech.
Use 「貨幣」 for money as a medium of exchange — coins and banknotes — in economic or academic contexts. In daily life say 「お金」; for a country's currency or currency units say 「通貨」; for formal money matters say 「金銭」.
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