What does 円 mean?

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How to remember
the meaning of

Meaning portrade through (my made up story)
Look at this Kanji and see that it is just a pair of square lens glasses. It is a bit easier to see if you look at it up side down(red image).

Now these days you dont usually see such old looking square glasses. The reason one might buy glasses like these is because they dont have enough Yen(Japanese currency) to buy nice Round lens glasses.

Think of that to recall the meaning of this Kanji is Yen and Round

Info on the Kanji 円

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "円"

Meaning(s)

circle, yen, round

Reading(s)

onyomi EN
kunyomi maru-i

Other

stroke count 4
grade 1
jlpt level N5
Example words with 円
WordMeaning
えん
en
yen / japanese monetary unit / circle
だえん
da en
ellipse
いちえん
ichien
one yen / throughout / whole district
まるい
marui
round / circular / spherical / harmonious / calm
えんか
en ka
round / tranquil / contentedly at ease
えんみ
en mi
roundness / rotundity
えんら
en ra
round and cute / rotund
えんだか
endaka
high-valued yen / exchange in favor of the yen
えんほん
en hon
one-yen book
きんえん
kin en
money
せんえん
sen en
1000 yen
だいえん
daien
large circle / great circle
ちょうえん
chou en
ellipse / oval
はんえん
han en
semi circle
まんえん
man en
10000 yen
一万いちまんえん
ichiman en
10,000 yen
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Example Sentences with 円
今回、まだ両替していなかったので、日本を人民元に替える必要があった。

直径23m(下段)及び18m(上段)、高さ5mの二段式の墳である。

100玉か500玉しか使えないので私は小銭を探したが見当たらない。

非常に高い収入を得るチャンスがあるビジネス、月額100万可能!!



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