What does kanji 幣 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 幣 is cash.

How is kanji 幣 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 幣 are ぬさ; the onyomi readings are ヘイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 幣?

The main radical for kanji 幣 is 巾.

What words use kanji 幣?

Example words that use kanji 幣 include 幣, 幣を奉る, 幣串, 幣貢.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

幣

Meaning

Kanji 幣

cash

cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ぬさ
Onyomi 音読み: ヘイ
Nanori 名乗り: しで

Variant: 幤 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1803
Strokes: 15
Radical: 巾
Components: 并 • 冂 • 巾 • 乞 • 攵
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 弊 • 蔽 • 撇 • 暼 • 憋 • 敝 • 獘

Related vocabulary

Showing 34 common entries

Showing 34 of 55 entries that include this kanji.

幣

まい

reward

幣を奉る

ぬさをたてまつる

to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god

幣串

へいぐし

staff to which shide are attached to make a go-hei

幣貢

へいこう

offering

幣辛夷

しでこぶし

Magnolia praecocissima

幣制

へいせい

monetary system

幣束

へいそく

offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines

幣殿

へいでん

hall of offerings (at a shrine)

幣物

へいもつ

Shinto offerings

幣帛

へいはく

offering of cloth (rope, paper, etc.)

紙幣

しへい

paper money

貨幣

かへい

money

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は財布から千円紙幣を取り出した。

He took a thousand-yen bill out of his wallet.

この国では新しい貨幣が発行された。

A new currency was issued in this country.

その造幣局は新しい硬貨を作っている。

The mint is making new coins.

警察は偽造紙幣の出所を調査している。

The police are investigating the source of the counterfeit bills.

神棚に新しい御幣を飾りました。

I displayed a new Shinto paper offering on the family altar.