外貨

• 読み: がいか
• ローマ字: gaika
• 漢字の分解: 外 (gai/soto) — outside, foreign, external; 貨 (ka) — money, currency, goods
• 発音: /ɡa.i.ka/

意味

Foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange. Money denominated in a currency other than one's own.

A noun referring to currency from other countries. Common in financial and travel contexts. Key compounds include 外貨両替 (gaika ryougae, foreign currency exchange), 外貨預金 (gaika yokin, foreign currency deposit), and 外貨準備高 (gaika junbidaka, foreign currency reserves). Important for discussions about international trade, travel planning, and economic policy.

例文

1. 空港で外貨に両替した。
2. 外貨預金は為替リスクがある。
3. 観光業は外貨を稼ぐ重要な産業だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, travel, economics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 外 (gai, outside/foreign) + 貨 (ka, money/currency). Literally 'outside money' — currency from beyond one's national borders.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal