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デジタル通貨 (デジタルつうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

デジタル通つう貨か

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Meanings

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noun

digital currency

Refers to any currency that exists only in digital form, including cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

デジタル通つう貨かの普ふ及きゅうが進すすんでいる。
The spread of digital currencies is advancing.
中ちゅう央おう銀ぎん行こうがデジタル通つう貨かを発はっ行こうする計けい画かく

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The central bank announced a plan to issue a digital currency.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
貨freight, goods, property

Similar words

仮か想そう通つう貨か
仮想通貨 (virtual currency) is often used specifically for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, while デジタル通貨 is a broader term that includes any digital form of money, such as central bank digital currencies.
電でん子しマネー
電子マネー (electronic money) typically refers to prepaid or stored-value systems like Suica or Edy, whereas デジタル通貨 is a more general concept of currency in digital form.

Etymology

Compound of デジタル (digital) and 通貨 (currency). The term is a direct translation of the English 'digital currency' and became common in the 2010s with the rise of cryptocurrencies and discussions of central bank digital currencies.