硬貨

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)() (kōkaかうくわ (kaukwa)?

  1. coin
    Synonym: コイン (koin)
    Antonym: 紙幣 (shihei)
  2. (economics) hard currency
    Synonym: ハードカレンシー (hādo karenshī)
    Antonyms: 軟貨 (nanka), ソフト カレンシー (sofuto karenshī)

References

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