Keyword
one yen coin
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig1952
Old form
Readings
えん
(91%)
まる
(7%)
Mnemonic

A circular one yen coin. This character looks like one of those bank teller windows where you can obtain such coins, with the upper two rectangles being the glass windows through which you can see the teller, and the lower part being where you put your hand through to take the money.

Internationally we use the "¥" sign to denote the Japanese yen, however domestically the Japanese actually use this kanji as the sign for their currency.

Used in kanji (7 in total)
jealousy
dragonfly
pupil of the eye
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Used in vocabulary (274 in total)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
round shape; circle; circular form
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
round table
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
elliptical shape
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
circle; ring; torus
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
circumference
perfect circle
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
column shape; cylinder; columnar
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
yen exchange rate
sitting in circle; round straw mat
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
concentric circles
column shape; cylinder; columnar
whole district of Kanto
round shield; buckler
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
large circle; great circle
cupola; dome; vault
round shape; circle; circular form
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
within the circle
waltz (composition)
round tower
depreciation of the yen against the (American) dollar
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
squares and circles; square and round shapes
pie graph; pie chart
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
small shovel
round face; moon face
keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
centre of circle; center of circle
new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)
amphitheater; amphitheatre
family happiness; household harmony
appreciation of the yen against the (American) dollar
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
perfect circle
perfectly round; perfectly circular
circular window; round window
amicable resignation (retirement); resigning (retiring) from one's job of one's free will
ellipse
swinging log; horizontal bar
orotund; smooth circular motion; spherical; rolling smoothly; (with) smooth circular motion
round burial mound
suave; tactful; smooth; versatile; adaptable
one-yen book
ellipse; oval
adarsa-jnana (great-perfect-mirror wisdom, wisdom clearly elucidating all things)
small gathering; happy circle
nirvana; death of the Buddha
international yen loan
circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy
elliptical shape
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
knoll; hummock
alopecia areata; spot baldness
yen symbol; yen sign
(things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony
circularity; roundness
yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.); yen-denominated; yen-based
to form a circle
being perfectly happy and prosperous; wealth and happiness
round-edged scalpel
hundred-yen store; 100 yen store
round stone; pebble; boulder; coccolith
cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
value of the yen
circumscribed circle
roundabout way (of speaking or working)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
perfect circle; cute
forecast center position (of a typhoon, etc.)
accretion disc; accretion disk
yen currency
conic curve; conic section
round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)
anchor ring; torus
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
pair of compasses
round burial mound
recession caused by the strong yen
perfectly round; perfectly circular
small shovel
round design
tangyuan; tang yuan; Chinese dumplings made from glutinous rice flour
alopecia areata; spot baldness
alopecia areata; spot baldness
cycloid scale
round paper lantern
bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble bee
gouge; scorper; scauper
yen bloc; yen area
round gimlet
cylindrical boiler
round carpenter's plane
tonsure; shaven head
truncated cone; frustum of a cone
a right circular cone
mellow; mature; fully developed; ripe
cylindrical projection
circular polarization of light; circular polarisation of light
yen-denominated foreign bond; samurai bond; bond denominated in yen issued by a non-Japanese issuer
being smooth, free and easy; refined and unconventional
roundabout; traffic circle; rotary
having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue
circular function; trigonometric function
to the satisfaction of all parties; all sides being happy and satisfied
fenestra ovalis (of the ear)
fenestra rotunda (of the ear)
(circular) conical surface
yen-denominated (e.g. bond)
yen-denominated (e.g. bond)
disc clutch; disk clutch
eccentric circle
emersion (after an eclipse); egress
elliptic geometry; Riemannian geometry
angle at the circumference; circumferential angle; inscribed angle
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market yen exchange rate
non-circular; noncircular
in a circle; amicably
rounding of the lips; rounded (e.g. vowel)
money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; (lit.) yen bills over salutations
human tower (gymnastics)
round peg in a square hole
free yen; 1960 enabling conversion of yen to other currencies
garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)
Castanopsis cuspidata (species of chinquapin)
Castanopsis cuspidata (species of chinquapin)
Examples (200 in total)
It no longer seems to be a perfect circle.
Draw a small circle.
The Japanese yen rose.