千円札(せんえんさつ)

The 千円札(せんえんさつ) is the most frequently used paper currency denomination in Japan for everyday purchases.

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

Common patterns

• 千円札(せんえんさつ)で払(はら)う: to pay with a 1,000-yen bill
• 千円札(せんえんさつ)を崩(くず)す: to break a 1,000-yen bill into coins
• お札(さつ): bill/banknote (general term)

Counter

Bills are counted with 枚(まい): 千円札(せんえんさつ)三枚(さんまい) (three 1,000-yen bills).

Related words

• 紙幣(しへい): paper currency, banknote (formal)
• 硬貨(こうか): coin
• 小銭(こぜに): small change