為替

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
為 替
かわせ
Grade: S Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
爲替 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Alteration of 交(か)わし (kawashi, “an exchange”), from 交(か)わす (kawasu, “to exchange”).

Pronunciation

Noun

為替(かわせ) • (kawase) ←かはせ (kafase)?

  1. money order
    二(に)十(じゅう)万(まん)円(えん)の敷(しき)金(きん)を為替(かわせ)で送(そう)金(きん)します。
    Nijūman en no shikikin o kawase de sōkin shimasu.
    I'll send you the ¥200,000 deposit by money order.
  2. money exchange
    外(がい)国(こく)為替(かわせ)
    gaikoku kawase
    foreign exchange

Derived terms

See also

  • 交わせ (kawase): exchange (of things other than currency)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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