(しへい)

しへい
noun
paper money, banknote
1. paper money, banknote, bill
Currency in the form of paper, as opposed to coins.
New banknotes were issued.
Please change this 1,000-yen bill.
Do you know how to identify counterfeit bills?

紙幣(しへい) is the formal term for paper money or banknotes.

Common collocations:

  • 紙幣(しへい)発行(はっこう)する (to issue banknotes)
  • (にせ)紙幣(しへい) (counterfeit bill)
  • (しん)紙幣(しへい) (new banknote design)
  • (きゅう)紙幣(しへい) (old banknote design)

Japanese banknote denominations:

  • 千円札(せんえんさつ) (1,000 yen bill)
  • 五千円札(ごせんえんさつ) (5,000 yen bill)
  • 一万円札(いちまんえんさつ) (10,000 yen bill)

Related words:

  • (さつ) (bill - casual)
  • 硬貨(こうか) (coin)
  • 貨幣(かへい) (currency - formal)

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