紙し幣へい

し

へ

い

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers specifically to money printed on paper or similar material, as opposed to coins. Common in formal, news, financial, and everyday contexts.

じ

動どう

販はん

売ばい

機き

は

一いち

万まん

円えん

紙し

幣へい

が

使つか

え

ない

。

This vending machine does not accept 10,000-yen bills.

硬こう貨か
Means a coin; it contrasts directly with 紙幣, which means paper money or a banknote.
お札さつ
A more everyday word for a banknote or bill; 紙幣 is more neutral to formal and is common in news or financial contexts.
通つう貨か
Means currency in the broader sense, including coins, banknotes, and sometimes monetary systems; 紙幣 refers only to banknotes.

A Sino-Japanese compound: 紙 means paper, and 幣 is associated with currency or money-like offerings. The compound transparently means paper currency.