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贋札 (がんさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

贋がん札さつ

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Meanings

1

counterfeit bill; counterfeit note

Refers specifically to fake paper currency, not coins or digital money.

警けい察さつは贋がん札さつを使つかった男おとこを逮たい捕ほした。

Kanji

贋counterfeit, forgery
札tag, paper money, counter for bonds

Related words

偽にせ札さつ
偽札 is a more common synonym for counterfeit bills; 贋札 is slightly more formal or literary.
偽ぎ造ぞう通つう貨か
偽造通貨 is a broader legal term for counterfeit currency, including coins.

Etymology

The police arrested a man who used counterfeit bills.

A compound of 贋 “counterfeit” and 札 “banknote; bill.”