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Meanings: yen, money, circle
On Readings: エン en
Kun Readings: まる(い) maru(i)
Most Used Pronunciation: en
JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji)
Grade: 1
Kanji Part:
Stroke Number: 4
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Common jukugo
- いち まん えん ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)
- せん えん さつ sen en satsu - 1,000 yen bill

Useful Examples
Japanese: を拾いました。
Romaji: hyaku en o hiroimashita
English: I found (picked up) 100 yen.

Japanese: 二千札を持っていますか?
Romaji: ni sen en satsu o motte imasu ka?
English: Do you have a 2000 yen bill?

Japanese: 一万が欲しい。
Romaji: ichi man en ga hoshii
English: I want 10,000 yen.

Japanese: を貸して下さい。
Romaji: sen en o kashite kudasai
English: Please loan me 1,000 yen. (about $10 US)

Japanese: この千札を100硬貨10個に替えてください。
Romaji: kono sen en satsu wo hyaku en kouka jikko ni kaete kudasai.
Literal: this 1000 yen bill one hundred yen coin(s) ten items to change please
English: Please change (break) this 1000-yen bill into ten 100-yen coins.

Japanese: この時計は一万だった。
Romaji: kono tokei wa ichiman'en datta.
English: This watch cost me ten thousand yen.

Japanese: タクシーを使えば、少なくとも2000はかかる。
Romaji: takushi- o tsukaeba, sukunaku to mo 2000 en wa kakaru.
English: It will cost at least 2000 yen to take a taxi.

Japanese: 1ドルは現在110と等価である。
Romaji: 1 doru wa genzai 110 en to touka de aru.
English: One dollar is equivalent to 110 yen.

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Notes/Mnemonic
This is often used instead of the Yen symbol ¥


Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.

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