貨

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 11 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 貝(かい)

Meaning

Currency, goods, freight — Refers to tangible items that have monetary value or can be exchanged.


  • 貨幣かへい — money, currency
  • 通貨つうか — currency circulation
  • 外貨がいか — foreign currency
  • 金貨きんか — gold coin
  • 貨物かもつ — freight, cargo

貨 is a 形声けいせい character: it combines 貝 (money/shell) and 化 (phonetic element). Originally signifying valuable goods, its modern usage refers broadly to items of trade or money.

外貨がいか両替りょうがえしました。
I exchanged foreign currency.

貨物列車かもつれっしゃ通過つうかしました。
A freight train passed through.

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