1.
thousand-yen bill; 1000-yen note
A Japanese banknote with a face value of 1,000 yen. One of the most commonly used denominations in daily transactions.
千円札で払った。
I paid with a thousand-yen bill.
千円札を小銭に崩してください。
Please break this thousand-yen bill into coins.
財布の中に千円札が三枚しか残っていなかった。
There were only three thousand-yen bills left in my wallet.
The 千円札 is the most frequently used paper currency denomination in Japan for everyday purchases.
JAPANESE BANKNOTE DENOMINATIONS:
- 千円札: 1,000-yen bill
- 五千円札: 5,000-yen bill
- 一万円札: 10,000-yen bill
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 千円札で払う: to pay with a 1,000-yen bill
- 千円札を崩す: to break a 1,000-yen bill into coins
- お札: bill/banknote (general term)
COUNTER:
Bills are counted with 枚: 千円札三枚 (three 1,000-yen bills).
RELATED TERMS:
- 紙幣: paper currency, banknote (formal)
- 硬貨: coin
- 小銭: small change