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
    二十万円 (にじゅうまんえん)の敷金 (しききん)を為替 (かわせ)で送金 (そうきん)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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