How to say 'Exchange' in Japanese | 為替

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The Japanese word for Exchange is 'Kawase', written as 為替 in Japanese.'Exchange' in hiragana is かわせ.

word

為替

Meaning

Exchange

Reading

かわせ

kawase

Kanji

為Do, Sake 替Replace, Exchange

Explanation

The Japanese noun '為替 (かわせ)' refers to 'exchange', particularly in the context of financial transactions. It is commonly used to describe the exchange of money, such as foreign exchange or money transfers. For example: I need to exchange dollars for yen「ドルを円に為替する必要がある」(ドルをえんにかわせするひつようがある). The bank handles international money transfers「その銀行は国際為替を扱っている」(そのぎんこうはこくさいかわせをあつかっている). This term is often used in financial and banking contexts, and it can also refer to bills of exchange or promissory notes in business transactions.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6111

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 為替

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

為

Meaning

Do, Sake

kanji

替

Meaning

Replace, Exchange

Words Related to 為替 Through the Kanji 為

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 為 as well.

word

為る

Meaning

word

為

Meaning

Sake, Benefit

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行為

Meaning

Act

word

為さる

Meaning

word

所為

Meaning

Fault

Words Related to 為替 Through the Kanji 替

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 替 as well.

word

着替える

Meaning

Change clothes

word

両替

Meaning

Exchange

word

着替え

Meaning

Changing

word

言い替える

Meaning

Rephrase

word

切り替える

Meaning

Switch

word

取り替える

Meaning

Replace, Exchange

word

立て替える

Meaning

Pay for

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'Kawase' means 'Exchange' .

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