Kanji

幣

幣

cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

巾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ぬさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

しで, ぬさ

Common Readings

ヘイ

Example sentences

貨幣 かへい
古代の貨幣は貝殻だった。

Ancient currency was seashells.

白水真人 はくすいしんじん
古い貨幣に白水真人の予言が込められている

The prophecy of the White Water True Person was embedded in the ancient coins.

紙幣 しへい
新しい紙幣が発行された

New banknotes were issued.

兌換 だかん
この紙幣は金と兌換できた。

This banknote could be exchanged for gold.

造幣 ぞうへい
新しい五百円硬貨の造幣が始まった。

The minting of new 500-yen coins has begun.

Example Vocabulary

貨幣

かへい

currency; money

紙幣

しへい

banknote, paper money

貨幣価値

かへいかち

貨幣経済

かへいけいざい

幣

へい

御幣

ごへい

造幣局

ぞうへいきょく

貨幣制度

かへいせいど

造幣

ぞうへい

coinage; minting; mintage

大幣

おおぬさ

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