為替

• 読み: かわせ
• ローマ字: kawase
• 漢字の分解: 為 (ka/tame) — for, sake, do; 替 (wase/ka) — exchange, replace
• 発音: /ka.wa.se/

意味

Money order; draft; exchange. Refers to currency exchange or financial instruments for transferring money.

A noun with a uniquely Japanese reading for the kanji 為替. Most commonly encountered in 為替レート (exchange rate) and 外国為替 (foreign exchange/forex). Also refers to traditional money orders (郵便為替). Despite its kanji, the word is a native Japanese compound, not Sino-Japanese.

例文

1. 為替レートが変動して、輸入品の価格が上がった。
2. 海外旅行の前に為替の動きをチェックしておこう。
3. 円安の影響で、為替差益が大きくなった。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, banking, international trade

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Native Japanese word: 為 (ka, for/sake) + 替 (wase, exchange). Originally referred to the exchange system used by merchants in the Edo period to transfer money between cities without physically moving coins.

文化的背景

時代: Edo

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal