円

• 読み: えん
• ローマ字: en
• 漢字の分解: 円 (en/maru) — yen, circle, round
• 発音: /eɴ/

意味

Yen; the official currency of Japan. Also means circle or round.

A noun serving as the counter for Japanese currency. Placed after a number to indicate the price: 百円 (100 yen), 千円 (1000 yen). The same kanji also means 'circle' or 'round,' read as まる in some contexts. The yen is one of the most traded currencies in the world.

例文

1. このペンは百五十円です。
2. 日本のお金の単位は円です。
3. 五百円玉は銀色で大きいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: money, shopping, prices

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Chinese 圓 (yuán), meaning round or circle. Japan adopted this character for its currency during the Meiji era in 1871. The simplified form 円 replaced the traditional 圓.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal