ン

also: うん

Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

some; a certain; umpteen

Used as a placeholder for an unspecified digit or number, often in casual or colloquial expressions. Common in patterns like ン十万円 (some hundreds of thousands of yen) or 50ン歳 (fifty-something years old).

あの車くるまはン百ひゃく万まん円えんはするらしい。
That car apparently costs some millions of yen.
彼かれは50ン歳さいくらいに見みえる。
He looks around fifty-something years old.

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Usage patterns

〈数すう〉ン歳さいused after a rounded number to mean '-something years old'
彼かれは50ン歳さいらしい。
I heard he's in his fifties, though exactly how old isn't clear.
〈数すう〉ン万まん円えんused after a rounded number to mean 'several tens of thousands of yen' (exact amount unspecified)
その時計とけいはン十なんじゅう万まん円えんもするそうだ。
That watch apparently costs several hundred thousand yen.
〈数すう〉ン十じゅう年ねんused to mean 'several decades' when the exact number isn't important
もうン十なんじゅう年ねんも前まえの話はなしだ。
That was already several decades ago.