Meaning of 紙幣 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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紙幣JLPT 2
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Kana Readingしへい
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Romajishihei
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- paper money; notes; bills
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Example Sentences
紙幣, しへい used in context
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He gave the poor woman some bread and a five dollar bill besides.
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They were pieces of paper, cut in the size of bills.
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The bill amounts to fifty dollars.
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I lost a ten-dollar note.
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ほとんど全ての社会が今日では、何らかの硬貨と紙幣に基づいた貨幣経済を持っている。
Almost all societies now have a money economy based on coins and paper bills of one kind or another.
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Sally exchanged a twenty-dollar bill for five-dollar bills.
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Kanji found in this word
cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper
On: ヘイ
Kun: ぬさ
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