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    3. 小為替

    小為替

    小こ為がわ替せ

    (former) postal note (abolished in 1951)

    KMT10News #38+1NounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab24 strokes

    こがわせ

    Noun

    1.
    (former) postal note (abolished in 1951), postal order, postal money order

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    昔むかしは小こ為がわ替せで送そう金きんすることができました。

    In the past, it was possible to send money using a postal money order.

    KMT8Business & FinanceHistory
    彼かれは小こ為がわ替せを受うけ取とるために郵ゆう便びん局きょくへ行いった。

    He went to the post office to receive the postal money order.

    KMT10Business & FinanceDaily Life
    小こ為がわ替せは、現げん金きん書かき留とめよりも手て数すう料りょうが安やすかったため、広ひろく利り用ようされていました。

    Postal money orders were widely used because their fees were cheaper than registered cash mail.

    KMT10Business & FinanceHistory
    会かい社しゃは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんへの少しょう額がくの支し払はらいに小こ為がわ替せを使つかうことがあった。

    Companies sometimes used postal money orders for small payments to employees.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    祖そ父ふは遠とおく離はなれた家か族ぞくに小こ為がわ替せを送おくって仕し送おくりをしていた。

    My grandfather used to send postal money orders to his distant family for their living expenses.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsHistoryDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    為
    ため・な.る・な.す・す.る・たり・つく.る…(3)
    do・change・make・benefit・welfare…(9)
    替
    か.える・か.え-・か.わる…(2)
    exchange・spare・substitute・per-
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