銅貨(どうか)

どうか
noun
copper coin
1. copper coin
A coin made of copper or bronze.
古(ふる)い銅貨(どうか)をコレクションしている。
I collect old copper coins.
日本(にほん)の10円(えん)玉(だま)は銅貨(どうか)だ。
Japan's 10-yen coin is a copper coin.
遺跡(いせき)から銅貨(どうか)が発掘(はっくつ)された。
Copper coins were excavated from the ruins.

銅貨(どうか) refers to coins made primarily of copper or bronze. In modern Japan, the 10円(えん)玉(だま) is the most familiar copper coin.

COIN TYPES BY MATERIAL:

  • 金貨(きんか): gold coin
  • 銀貨(ぎんか): silver coin
  • 銅貨(どうか): copper coin
  • 硬貨(こうか): coin (general term for all coins)

USAGE:
Also appears in historical contexts, as copper coins were widely used in pre-modern Japan and China. 古銭(こせん) (old coins) collecting often involves 銅貨(どうか).

HOMOPHONE NOTE:
Same pronunciation as どうか (please; somehow), but the kanji makes the meaning clear in writing.

Related Words

Related: 硬貨(こうか) (coin)
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Added 2026.1.13 8:49 · Revised 2026.3.28 19:56
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