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Kanji 貨: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 貨: freight, goods, property

Key takeaways

Kanji 貨: freight, goods, property. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

freightgoodsproperty

On reading

Kun reading

たから

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 貨

freight, goods, property

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

化 + 貝

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Shells (貝) were used as currency in ancient times. This character combines 'change' (化) and 'shell' (貝) to describe items that can be exchanged for money or the currency itself.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 貨幣かへい

    money / currency

  • 外貨がいか

    foreign currency / foreign money

  • 雑貨ざっか

    miscellaneous goods / general items

  • 貨物かもつ

    cargo / freight / goods transported

  • 通貨つうか

    currency / money system

  • 硬貨こうか

    coin

Commonly used words

  • 貨幣
    かへい

    money / currency

  • 外貨
    がいか

    foreign currency / foreign money

  • 雑貨
    ざっか

    miscellaneous goods / general items

  • 貨物
    かもつ

    cargo / freight / goods transported

  • 通貨
    つうか

    currency / money system

  • 硬貨
    こうか

    coin

Example sentences

Example 1

この国の幣は新しいです。

Translation

The currency of this country is new.

Example 2

古い幣を集めるのが趣味です。

Translation

Collecting old coins is my hobby.

Example 3

空港で外を両替しました。

Translation

I exchanged foreign currency at the airport.

Example 4

の価値が上がっています。

Translation

The value of foreign currency is rising.

Kanji 貨: freight, goods, property | Daily Nihongo