~円

~えん

Yen (Japanese currency)

N5noun·en

How to remember it

円 means 'circle' — the round shape on every yen coin.

Example sentences

  • これは百円です。

    これはひゃくえんです。

    This is one hundred yen.

  • りんごを三百円で買いました。

    りんごをさんびゃくえんでかいました。

    I bought apples for three hundred yen.

Usage

Follows the number; 100円 = '100 yen'. Symbol ¥ is also common in writing.

Related words

お金百円千円円高

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