1.
new banknote; crisp bill
A banknote that is brand new and unwrinkled. Crisp new bills are customarily used as gift money for celebratory occasions.
銀行で新札に両替した。
I exchanged my money for new bills at the bank.
ご祝儀には新札を用意するのがマナーだ。
It is good manners to prepare crisp new bills for gift money.
結婚式に招かれたので、前日までに銀行で新札をそろえておいた。
Since I was invited to a wedding, I got crisp new bills ready at the bank by the day before.
A brand-new, unwrinkled banknote. There is a strong custom of giving crisp new bills as celebratory gift money for weddings and other happy occasions; offering old, wrinkled bills is considered impolite.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 新札に両替する: to exchange for new bills
- 新札を用意する: to prepare crisp bills
- ピン札: crisp new bill (colloquial synonym)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 旧札: old-design banknote — a bill of a discontinued design
- お札: banknote; bill — the general word for paper money