What is the Kanji for "Circle" and "Yen"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Circle" and "Yen", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Circle" and "Yen" is "円".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Maru".

Its onyomi reading is "En".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "冂" means "Enclosure" . And The radical "丄" means "Up" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "円" mean in japanese?

"円" means "Circle" and "Yen".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

円: "Yen". The Japanese word '円 (えん)' refers to the official currency of Japan. It is the basic unit of Japanese money, with 100 sen making up 1 yen. The yen symbol (¥) is commonly used to denote the currency. For example: I paid 1000 yen for this item - (この品物に1000円を払いました). I have 500 yen in my wallet - (財布に500円がある).

円高: "Rise in the yen". The term '円高 (えんだか)' refers to a rise in the value of the Japanese yen relative to other currencies. This is an important economic concept as it can impact trade, exports, imports and the overall strength of the Japanese economy. A rising yen can make Japanese exports more expensive for foreign buyers, while making imports into Japan cheaper. The term is often seen in discussions about the Japanese economy and currency markets. For example: The rise in the yen is hurting Japan's exports - (円高が日本の輸出を損なっている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". And The hiragana "る" is read as "ru".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.