万円

• 読み: まんえん
• ローマ字: man'en
• 漢字の分解: 万 (man) — ten thousand; 円 (en) — yen, circle
• 発音: /maɴ.eɴ/

意味

10,000 yen. The largest standard bill denomination in Japanese currency.

A noun combining 万 (man, ten thousand) with 円 (en, yen). In Japan, large amounts are counted in units of 万 (10,000) rather than thousands, so understanding this unit is essential for prices of electronics, rent, and travel. The 万円 bill is the highest denomination in circulation.

例文

1. 新しいスマホは五万円でした。
2. 毎月三万円を貯金しています。
3. 一万円札でお願いします。

使い方ガイド

場面: shopping, money, large purchases

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 万 (man, ten thousand) and 円 (en, yen). The kanji 万 was originally a pictograph of a scorpion but came to represent 10,000 through phonetic borrowing in ancient Chinese.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal