漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

2High school level15 strokesRadical
On
ヘイ
Kun
ぬさ
Meaning
money; offering

Origin

ORIGIN

敝 with 巾 "cloth": cloth offered to the gods — later the money used in exchange.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヘイ貨幣・紙幣・御幣担ぎ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 貨幣かへい

    currency; coin

  • 紙幣しへい

    a banknote

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

紙幣を数える。

I count the banknotes.

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