通貨 vs. 硬貨:Which Do You Usually Use in Your Life?

通貨つうか vs. 硬貨こうか:Which Do You Usually Use in Your Life?

What is the difference between “通貨つうか and 硬貨こうか“? They have subtle differences. Is Japanese yen “通貨つうか or 硬貨こうか“? Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

通貨つうか (tsuuka)

Currency / 货币 / 통화 / Tiền tệ

“通貨つうか” means “Currency” and which has been used as the meaning of “A system of money in general use in a particular country.”. “通貨つうか” is a noun and refer to “bills and coins”. For your information, the Japanese currency is “Yen”.

Example

現地げんち通貨つうかに両替りょうがえしなきゃ！ (I gotta exchange my dollars for the local currency.) (我必须得兑换当地货币！) (현지 화폐로 환전해야 해!) (Phải đi đổi tiền thôi!)

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円えん、ドル、ユーロの３みっつの通貨つうかを持もってるよ！ (I have three currencies which are Yen, US dollar, and Euro.) (我有日元，美元和欧元这三种货币！) (엔, 달러, 유로화 3가지 화폐를 가지고 있어! ) (Tớ mang cả 3 loại tiền Yên, Dollar và Euro đấy!)

仮想かそう通貨つうか持もってる？ (Do you have Cryptocurrency?) (你有虚拟货币吗？) (가상화폐 있어?) (Cậu có tiền ảo không?)

持もってないよ！ (No, I don’t have it.) (没有欸！) (없어!) (Không có!)

硬貨こうか (kouka)

Coin / 硬币 / 동전 / Đồng xu

“硬貨こうか” means “Coin” and which has been used as the meaning of “a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper colored, that is used as money”. “硬貨こうか” is a noun and if you want to use it as the meaning of “money”, “小銭こぜに” is better to use. Because generally, native speakers call it “小銭こぜに” which literally mean “small(小ちいさい)” and “銭ぜに(money)”. Our image of “硬貨こうか” is “記念硬貨きねんこうか(Commemorative coin)”. Lastly, Japanese coins are 1yen, 5yen, 10yen, 50yen, 100yen(1 dollar) and 500yen.

Example

５千円ごせんえんのうち３千円さんぜんえんを紙幣しへいで、残のこりを硬貨こうかでください！ (Can I get three thousand bills and the rest in coins?) (5000日元里请给我3000日元的纸币，其余的要硬币！ (5천엔 중 3천엔을 지폐로, 나머지를 동전으로 주세요!) (Đổi giúp tôi 5000 yen, 3000 yen ra tiền giấy còn lại ra tiền xu nhé!)