貨 means “goods, currency”

か · ka

Also: freight, property

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たから

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 4 · 11 strokes

The story

A shell (貝) that changes (化) into whatever you need: money, and the goods it buys. 硬貨 are coins, 貨物 is freight, and a 雑貨屋 sells the cute everyday odds and ends that Japan does so well.

Used in 硬貨 (kouka, coin), 貨物 (kamotsu, freight/cargo), and 雑貨 (zakka, sundries/household goods)

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• 郵 mail
• 雇 hire
• 替 replace
• 預 deposit
• 営 run a business
• 輸 transport
• 額 amount
• 担 shoulder
• 況 situation
• 管 manage
• 券 ticket
• 販 sell

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.