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)
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Added 2026.3.14 10:36 · Revised 2026.4.7 11:46
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