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# yen

«yen» in Mova's school dictionary: **the money of Japan; its sign is ¥** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (yen — plural the same); noun (a yen — informal desire)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (money) The yen is the money of Japan; its sign is ¥. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#m1)

2) (informal) A yen is a strong wish or longing for something, as in a yen to travel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and geography lessons, problems may change pounds or dollars into yen; one yen is worth very little, so prices in Japan have big numbers (a snack might cost 150 yen). In everyday talk, having a yen for something means really wanting it.

### examples

- The comic book cost 500 yen in Tokyo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#x1)
- The yen is the currency of Japan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#x2)
- How many yen do you get for one pound? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#x3)
- I've always had a yen to visit Japan. (informal) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#x4)
- She has a yen for chocolate. (informal) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#x5)
- Japanese coins include a 100-yen coin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/#x6)

### note

Plural is the same: one yen, 500 yen (not yens). In maths, a big number of yen is not much money, because one yen is worth less than a penny or a cent. The Chinese yuan has a similar sign but is different money.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «yen» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.