新札(しんさつ)

しんさつ
noun
new banknote; crisp bill
moneyculture
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(ぎんこう)で新札(しんさつ)に両替(りょうがえ)した。
I exchanged my money for new bills at the bank.
ご祝儀(しゅうぎ)には新札(しんさつ)を用意(ようい)するのがマナーだ。
It is good manners to prepare crisp new bills for gift money.
結婚式(けっこんしき)に招(まね)かれたので、前日(ぜんじつ)までに銀行(ぎんこう)で新札(しんさつ)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

Similar words

  • 旧札(きゅうさつ): old-design banknote — a bill of a discontinued design
  • お札(さつ): banknote; bill — the general word for paper money

Related Words

Compare: お札(さつ) (banknote)
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Added 2026.5.19 13:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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