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itzibu

itzibu is the alternative spelling of ichibu.

Meaning of ichibu

Noun

ichibu (plural ichibu or ichibus)

  1. (historical) An old gold or silver coin of Japan, rectangular in shape. It corresponded to the ichibugin or ichibuban, and was used during the Edo period prior to the introduction of the yen in 1871.
    • Setting aside what was done yesterday, we began by proposing an equal exchange of gold for gold, and silver for silver, and after no small delay made them produce two ichibu, whose weight we compared with our dollars; […]1854 June 13, S[amuel] Wells Williams, edited by F[rederick] W[ells] Williams, A Journal of the Perry Expedition to Japan (1853-1854) (Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan; volume XXXVII...

Forms of itzibu

pluralitzibus

Questions about itzibu

What is itzibu the alternative spelling of?
Itzibu is the alternative spelling of ichibu.

Words near itzibu in the dictionary

  1. itzeboos
  2. itzebu
  3. itzebus
  4. Itzel
  5. Itzhak
  6. itzibu
  7. itzibus
  8. Itzkowitz
  9. Itzkowitzes
  10. Itō
  11. It⁺⁶

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