JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
紙幣
Formal term for paper money or banknotes
Readings
Other forms
お札 おさつ, the common word
硬貨 こうか, the word for "coin"
Noun
Paper Money" / "Banknote
A formal term referring specifically to printed banknotes rather than coinage.
Example
財布 に は 紙幣 は 一枚 も なく 、 硬貨 だけ だっ た 。
There wasn't a single bill in my wallet, only coins.
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