円
circle, yen, round
Readings
On'yomi
- エン
Kun'yomi
- まる.い
- まる
- まど
- まど.か
- まろ.やか
Nanori
- つぶら
- のぶ
- まどか
- みつ
Meaning
円 centers on the shape of a circle and things that are round. The yen sense is a specific application of that round shape, as coins are round.
Most common words using 円
21 of 235- 円えんN4
yen (currency of Japan)
- 円盤えんばんN1
disk; discus; platter
- 円形えんけい
round shape; circle; circular form
- 円滑えんかつN1
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
- 楕円だえんN2
ellipse; oval
- 円満えんまんN1
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
- 円周えんしゅうN2
circumference
- 円卓えんたく
round table
- 円筒えんとう
cylinder
- 円柱えんちゅう
column; shaft; cylinder
- 円弧えんこ
arc
- 円熟えんじゅく
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
- 円建てえんだて
yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.)
- 円高えんだかN3
appreciation of the yen; strong yen
- 円安えんやすN3
depreciation of the yen; weak yen
- 円相場えんそうば
yen exchange rate
- 一円いちえんN5
one yen
- 1000円せんえんN5
1000 yen
- 100円ショップひゃくえんショップN3
hundred-yen store; dollar store
- 楕円形だえんけいN1
elliptical shape; oval shape
- 千円札せんえんさつ
1,000 yen bill
Study
Etymology
円 is the modern simplified form of 圓. The older form combines 囗 (enclosure) with 員, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of roundness. The modern form is a stylized simplification.
Meaning mnemonic
The outer frame 冂 with a horizontal line inside looks like a round coin or a circle with a line through it. Picture a yen coin: round and circular.
Reading mnemonic
For エン, imagine a perfectly round yen coin with the letter 'N' stamped on it: 'N' -> エン, and the coin is a circle.