為替

Japanese

Kanji in this term
為 替
Grade: S Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

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

Noun

為替 (hiragana かわせ, rōmaji kawase)

  1. money order
    二 (に)十 (じゅう)万 (まん)円 (えん)の敷金 (しききん)を為替 (かわせ)で送 (そう)金 (きん)します。
    Ni jū man en no shikikin o kawase de sōkin shimasu.
    I'll send you the ¥200,000 deposit by money order.
  2. money exchange
    外国 (がいこく)為替 (かわせ)
    gaikoku kawase
    foreign [currency] exchange

See also

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