JLPT N2 · Noun

為替 (kawase)

為替 (かわせ, kawase) is a Japanese noun meaning “money order; draft”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かわせ
Romaji: kawase
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

money order; draft · noun
exchange (e.g. foreign) · noun

Example sentences

この為替を作るのに銀行の手数料が５０ドルかかった。

Arranging this money order cost $50 in bank fees and commissions.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 為替

為

do, change, makeイ・ため・な.る · 9 strokes

替

exchange, spare, substituteタイ・か.える・か.え- · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 為替.

為ためgood為るするto do所為せいconsequence為るなるto become為すなすto do行為こういact取り替えるとりかえるto exchange両替りょうがえchange替えるかえるto replace交替こうたいchange着替えきがえchanging clothes着替えるきがえるto change (one's clothes)切替きりかえexchange立て替えるたてかえるto pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)

Source: JMdict entry 1157330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.