noun · rare

yen

єна

иена

Yen

The unit of Japanese currency since 1871, divided into 100 senThe unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

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/jɛn/

» I have only five thousand yen.

У меня всего пять тысяч иен.

У меня только пять тысяч иен.

У мене лише п'ять тисяч єн.

Meaning

4 senses

The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
Yen
ие́наijéna
є́наjéna
the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
A coin or note worth one yen.
Yen
ие́наijéna
A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
humankind's yen for knowledge
a yearning for something or to do something
(slang, uncountable)Opium.

Examples

225 sentences

I have only five thousand yen.
У мене лише п'ять тисяч єн.
ruУ меня всего пять тысяч иен.
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Where can I exchange yen for dollars?
Де можна поміняти ієни на долари?
ruГде я могу обменять иены на доллары?
deWo kann ich Yen gegen Dollar tauschen?
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I can't afford to waste a single yen.
Я не можу дозволити собі даремно витратити хоч одну єну.
ruЯ не могу позволить себе зря потратить хоть одну иену.
deIch kann es mir nicht leisten, nur einen einzigen Yen zu verschwenden.
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Last year my income was about five million yen.
Минулого року мій дохід склав приблизно п'ять мільйонів єн.
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You can buy it for a thousand yen or so.
Це можна купити приблизно за тисячу ієн.
ruВы можете купить это за тысячу иен или около того.
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

From Medhurst and Hepburn’s romanizations, under the influence of earlier Portuguese roman

From Medhurst and Hepburn’s romanizations, under the influence of earlier Portuguese romanizations, of Japanese 圓(えん) (en, “round; a round object”) as ye or yen, now 円(えん) (en), from Chinese 銀圓 /银圆 (yínyuán, “round silver object(s), especially a piece of eight”): 銀 /银 (yín, “silver”) + 圓 /圆 (yuán, “circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar”). Cognate with Chinese 元 (yuán, “monetary unit, especially RMB”) and Korean 원 (won, “North or South Korean won”). Doublet of won and yuan.

Origin uncertain, but probably from Cantonese 癮 /瘾 (jan⁵, “craving”) originally in reference to opium addiction, 煙癮 /烟瘾 (jin¹ jan⁵) or 菸癮 /烟瘾 (jin¹ jan⁵): 煙 /烟 (jin¹), 菸 /烟 (jin¹, “smoke, specifically opium”). Compare the later yen (“opium”) and yen-yen.

From Mandarin 煙 /烟 (yān), 菸 /烟 (yān), or Cantonese 煙 /烟 (jin¹), 菸 /烟 (jin¹, “smoke, specifically opium”). Compare the earlier yen (“strong desire”) and later yen-yen.

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