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 →

2) (informal) A yen is a strong wish or longing for something, as in a yen to travel. tree →

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 →
• The yen is the currency of Japan. tree →
• How many yen do you get for one pound? tree →
• I've always had a yen to visit Japan. (informal) tree →
• She has a yen for chocolate. (informal) tree →
• Japanese coins include a 100-yen coin. tree →

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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.