Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 貨

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Strokes:11
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Basic Meaning

The kanji represents "goods," "currency," "wealth," or "merchandise." It generally relates to things that are traded, bought, or sold. It's often associated with economic activities.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): (ka) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None commonly used.

Usage Examples

⚫︎通貨 Translation: Currency ⚫︎貨物 Translation: Cargo; freight ⚫︎貨幣 Translation: Money; coinage

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Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is (shell, meaning valuable things in ancient times, later signifying money). The phonetic component is (ka), which provides the sound. Together, they combine to form a character that originally meant "goods" or "valuable things" that were traded using shells.

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