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.

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Related: 為替(かわせ) (exchange)
Related: 外貨(がいか) (foreign currency)
Related: 換金(かんきん) (conversion to cash)
Compare: 交換(こうかん) (exchange, swap, interchange)
Related: 換算(かんさん) (conversion)
Related: 為替(かわせ)レート (exchange rate)
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Added 2026.1.13 1:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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