偽 札(にせさつ)

にせさつ

noun

counterfeit bill; forged banknote

1. counterfeit bill; forged banknote

A fake or fraudulently made banknote intended to look like genuine currency. Manufacturing and using counterfeit money is a criminal offense.

偽札(にせさつ)が見(み)つかった。

A counterfeit bill was found.

偽札(にせさつ)を使(つか)うのは犯罪(はんざい)だ。

Using counterfeit money is a crime.

新(あたら)しい紙幣(しへい)には偽札(にせさつ)防止(ぼうし)のための技術(ぎじゅつ)が多(おお)く使(つか)われている。

Many anti-counterfeiting technologies are used in the new banknotes.

偽札(にせさつ) combines 偽(にせ) (fake, counterfeit) + 札(さつ) (banknote). Can also be read 偽札(ぎさつ) in more formal or legal contexts.

Common collocations

偽札(にせさつ)防止(ぼうし) (counterfeit prevention)
偽札(にせさつ)を作(つく)る (to make counterfeit bills)
偽札(にせさつ)を使(つか)う (to use counterfeit bills)
偽札(にせさつ)事件(じけん) (counterfeiting incident)
偽札(にせさつ)を見分(みわ)ける (to distinguish counterfeit bills)

Cultural note

Japan has a very low rate of counterfeiting due to advanced anti-counterfeiting technology in its banknotes. Japanese 紙幣(しへい) (banknotes) feature 透(す)かし (watermarks), ホログラム (holograms), and other security features.

Similar words

偽造(ぎぞう)紙幣(しへい): forged banknote (formal/legal term)
偽物(にせもの): fake, counterfeit item (general term for any fake)
贋作(がんさく): forgery (typically art or documents)

Related Words

Related: 偽物(にせもの) (fake (general))

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Added 2026.3.14 10:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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