円
円 — Circle
circle, yen, round
On’yomiエン (en)
Kun’yomiまるい (marui)
Kun’yomiまる (maru)
Kun’yomiまど (mado)
Kun’yomiまどか (madoka)
Kun’yomiまろやか (maroyaka)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 円
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 円高 | えんだか endaka | appreciation of the yen; strong yen |
| 円 | えん en | yen (currency of Japan); circle |
| 円安 | えんやす enyasu | depreciation of the yen; weak yen |
| 円相場 | えんそうば ensouba | yen exchange rate |
| 一円 | いちえん ichien | one yen; throughout (an area); whole district |
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted |
Study notes
円 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #69 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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