This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: まい
Romaji: mai
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Definition

1

reward; present; gift; offering to the gods

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 ぬさ
Meanings: cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper

Example Sentences

紙幣(しへい)合計(ごうけい)50(まい)になる。
➥The bill amounts to fifty dollars.
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(わたし)は10ドル紙幣(しへい)をなくした。
➥I lost a ten-dollar note.
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この10ドル紙幣(しへい)をくずしてくれませんか。
➥Could you give me some change for this ten dollar bill?
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5ポンド紙幣(しへい)をお()ちですか。
➥Do you have a five-pound note?
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貨幣(かへい)銀行(ぎんこう)制度(せいど)(つう)じて流通(りゅうつう)する。
➥Money circulates through the banking system.
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サリーは20ドル紙幣(しへい)を5ドル紙幣(しへい)両替(りょうがえ)した。
➥Sally exchanged a twenty-dollar bill for five-dollar bills.
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