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リヤル (riyaru) Japanese meaning: riyal | Kotomora

リヤル

also: リヤール · リアル · リアール

Meanings

1

riyal

Currency of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Usually written as リヤル or リヤール.

サウジアラビアの通つう貨かはリヤルです。
The currency of Saudi Arabia is the riyal.
カタール・リヤルの為替かわせレートを調しらべた。
I checked the exchange rate for the Qatari riyal.

2

rial

Currency of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. Usually written as リアル or リアール.

イランの通つう貨か単たん位いはリアルです。
The currency unit of Iran is the rial.

Usage patterns

〈数すう〉リヤル... riyals (amount of money)
このお土産みやげは50リヤルでした。
This souvenir cost 50 riyals.

Don't confuse with

リアルN1
リヤル (also written リアル) is the currency of countries like Iran or Saudi Arabia, while リアル as an ordinary word means 'real' or 'realistic'—the two are unrelated despite sharing the same katakana form.

Written forms

リアルUsage100%
Common katakana spelling for the Iranian, Omani, and Yemeni rial.
リヤール
Alternate spelling for the Saudi and Qatari riyal, with a long vowel.
リアール
Alternate spelling for the Iranian, Omani, and Yemeni rial, with a long vowel.

Etymology

オマーン・リアルの紙し幣へいを見みせてもらった。

I was shown an Omani rial banknote.

From Arabic رِيَال (riyāl) and Persian ریال (riyâl), ultimately from Spanish real.