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Tag, Label, Banknote

ふだ (fuda)

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

Japanese paper money is called お札 (osatsu). The honorific prefix お is almost always used in everyday conversation when referring to banknotes.

Memory Trick

Imagine a price tag hanging from a product. That small tag reminds you of 札, which also means a paper banknote.

Readings

Onyomi: サツ (satsu)

Kunyomi: ふだ (fuda)

Example Words

お札
おさつ (osatsu)
Banknote
名札
なふだ (nafuda)
Name tag
値札
ねふだ (nefuda)
Price tag
千円札
せんえんさつ (sen'ensatsu)
1,000-yen bill

Example Sentence

財布 に 一万円札 が 入っています。

さいふ に いちまんえんさつ が はいっています。

saifu ni ichiman'ensatsu ga haitteimasu

There is a 10,000-yen bill in my wallet.

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