How do you say "Is a ten thousand yen note okay?" in Japanese?

Name: The Cash Machine in Japan Just Gave You a Note the Bus Will Refuse.
Uploaded: 2026-08-11T18:02:17Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: Learn to say 一万円札でもいいですか？ (ichiman-en satsu demo ii desu ka?) — Is a ten thousand yen note okay?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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The Cash Machine in Japan Just Gave You a Note the Bus Will Refuse.

To say Is a ten thousand yen note okay? in Japanese, say 一万円札でもいいですか？ (ichiman-en satsu demo ii desu ka?).

The ATM in Japan hands you ten thousand yen notes, and the bus fare box, the ramen ticket machine and the tiny izakaya all quietly refuse them.

一万円札でもいいですか？ ichiman-en satsu demo ii desu ka? Is a ten thousand yen note okay?

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一万円札でもいいですか？ ichiman-en satsu demo ii desu ka? Is a ten thousand yen note okay?
すみません、一万円札しかないんですが。 sumimasen, ichiman-en satsu shika nai n desu ga. Sorry, I've only got a ten thousand yen note.
一万円札、崩せますか？ ichiman-en satsu, kuzusemasu ka? Could you break a ten thousand yen note?

Kanji in this phrase

一万円札: いちまんえんさつ
一万円: いちまんえん
札: さつ
崩せますか: くずせますか

Why this phrase

Every foreign card ATM in Japan dispenses 10,000 yen notes, and a lot of the places a tourist spends money cannot break one. Bus fare boxes and change machines usually only accept 1,000 yen notes and coins; small counter shops and older ticket machines often cannot either. The fix is one polite question asked BEFORE you hand the note over. Teach the ask, not a rule about which shops refuse, because that varies. Do NOT claim shops are legally allowed to refuse or that big shops always accept it. 崩す is the natural verb for breaking a note into smaller ones; 両替 is a separate, already covered concept about exchanging currency, so keep the focus on asking permission.