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新貨条例 (しんかじょうれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新しん貨か条じょう例れい

Meanings

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noun

The New Currency Act (1871)

Historical Japanese law that established the modern yen-based currency system. Used in historical, legal, and economic contexts.

新しん貨か条じょう例れいは明めい治じ4年よねんに公こう布ふされた。
The New Currency Act was promulgated in 1871.

Kanji

新new
貨freight, goods, property
条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
例

example, custom, usage

Etymology

Compound of 新貨 (shinka, 'new currency') and 条例 (jōrei, 'ordinance' or 'act'). The term refers specifically to the 1871 law.