貨幣(かへい)

かへい
noun
money; currency; coinage
1. money; currency; coinage
A general term for money in its physical form, especially coins. Also used in economic and academic contexts to refer to currency as a concept.
古(ふる)い貨幣(かへい)を集(あつ)めている。
I collect old coins.
この国(くに)の貨幣(かへい)の単位(たんい)はドル(どる)です。
The monetary unit of this country is the dollar.
貨幣(かへい)の価値(かち)は時代(じだい)とともに変動(へんどう)するものだ。
The value of currency fluctuates with the times.

USAGE:
貨幣(かへい) is a somewhat formal or academic term. In everyday conversation, お金(おかね) is more common for "money" and 硬貨(こうか) for "coin."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 貨幣(かへい)価値(かち) (monetary value)
  • 貨幣(かへい)経済(けいざい) (monetary economy)
  • 貨幣(かへい)制度(せいど) (monetary system)
  • 記念(きねん)貨幣(かへい) (commemorative coin)

RELATED WORDS:
通貨(つうか) refers to "currency" in the sense of a country's official money system, while 貨幣(かへい) emphasizes the physical objects or the economic concept of money.

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