currency, money

word puzzle where four kanji are arranged around a blank in the middle, and four 熟語 (jukugo, “kanji compounds”) are to be formed by filling in the blank.

at first, firstly

first, the beginning, the start

Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname

Japan

(archaic) Japan

numismatics

Kyūjitai form of 貨幣学 (“numismatics”)

Japanese food, Japanese cuisine