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新貨 (しんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新しん貨か

Meanings

1

noun

new currency

rare term

Rare term referring to newly issued or introduced currency, often in historical or formal economic discussions.

明めい治じ時じ代だいに新しん貨か条じょう例れいが制せい定ていされた。
The New Currency Act was enacted in the Meiji period.

Kanji

新new
貨freight, goods, property

Similar words

新しん通つう貨か
More common modern term for 'new currency', while 新貨 is rare and often historical.

Etymology

Compound of 新 (new) and 貨 (currency, goods). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in formal contexts such as the Meiji-era 新貨条例 (New Currency Act).