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貨
Goods, Currency
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan's money is called 通貨 (tsūka), meaning 'currency.' The kanji 貨 appears in words related to trade, shopping, and finance, making it common in banks and business news.
Memory Trick
Imagine valuable shells and coins piled together as trade goods. Whenever merchants exchange products or money, think of 貨 meaning 'goods' or 'currency.'
Readings
Onyomi: カ (ka)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
通貨
つうか (tsuuka)
Currency
貨物
かもつ (kamotsu)
Cargo
貨幣
かへい (kahei)
Money, Coinage
外貨
がいか (gaika)
Foreign currency
Example Sentence
外国 の 通貨 を 両替しました。
がいこく の つうか を りょうがえしました。
gaikoku no tsuuka o ryougae shimashita
I exchanged foreign currency.