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為替

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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Alteration of ()わし (kawashi, an exchange), from ()わす (kawasu, to exchange).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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為替(かわせ) (kawaseかはせ (kafase)?

  1. money order
    ()(じゅう)(まん)(えん)(しき)(きん)為替(かわせ)(そう)(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
    (がい)(こく)為替(かわせ)
    gaikoku kawase
    foreign [currency] exchange

Derived terms

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See also

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

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN