貨

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画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: かい(貝)

Meaning

Currency / Goods / Freight

  • 貨幣かへい — money; currency
  • 通貨つうか — currency (in circulation)
  • 外貨がいか — foreign currency
  • 金貨きんか — gold coin
  • 貨物かもつ — freight; cargo
  • 硬貨こうか — coin
  • 貨車かしゃ — freight car (rail)

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.

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