- yukichi 10,000 yen note
Informal slang for a 10,000-yen bill, common in casual speech about money, not used in formal writing.
財布に諭吉が一枚入っている。
Saifu ni yukichi ga ichimai haitte iru.
There's a 10,000-yen note in my wallet.
諭吉を崩して千円札にした。
Yukichi o kuzushite sen'en-satsu ni shita.
I broke a 10,000-yen note into 1,000-yen bills.
⚖️ Often confused with 一万円札, which is the neutral, standard term; 諭吉 is slang.
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