両替(りょうがえ)

りょうがえ
noun
currency exchange
1. currency exchange, money exchange
The act of exchanging one currency for another, or exchanging bills for coins.
両替(りょうがえ)所(じょ)はどこですか。
Where is the currency exchange?
両替(りょうがえ)所(じょ) = currency exchange office
ドルを円(えん)に両替(りょうがえ)したい。
I want to exchange dollars for yen.
千円(せんえん)札(さつ)を小銭(こぜに)に両替(りょうがえ)してもらえますか。
Could you exchange this 1000-yen bill for coins?
Also used for breaking bills into smaller denominations

USAGE: 両替(りょうがえ) can refer to both (1) exchanging foreign currency and (2) breaking bills into coins or smaller bills.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 両替(りょうがえ)する (to exchange money)
  • 両替(りょうがえ)所(じょ) (currency exchange office)
  • 両替(りょうがえ)機(き) (change machine)
  • 両替(りょうがえ){レート} (exchange rate)

RELATED:

  • 為替(かわせ) - exchange (financial term)
  • 外貨(がいか) - foreign currency
  • 換金(かんきん) - conversion to cash
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Added 2026.1.13 1:09 · Revised 2026.3.2 8:29
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