Word Meaning 一円

いちえん ichien

一円 is read as いちえん (ichien) and means one yen.

Meaning

English

  1. one yen
  2. throughout (an area)
  3. whole district

Reading

Kana

いちえん

Romaji

ichien

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 辺り一面,一面,一帯,全域,全体,其処いら中,其処ら中 Rank 4107 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一万円

いちまんえん

10,000 yen

一円札

いちえんさつ

one-yen bill

一万円札

いちまんえんさつ

10,000 yen bill

関東一円

かんとういちえん

whole district of Kanto

100円均一

ひゃくえんきんいち

hundred-yen store

一人

ひとり

one person

一人前

いちにんまえ

adult

一日

いちにち

1st day of the month

一時

ひととき

two-hour period

ひとつ

(not) even

Example Sentences

6

I didn't spend a penny.

It costs three yen to make a one yen coin.

To make a 1 yen coin takes 3 yen.

How much does it cost to make a one yen coin?

I had resolved to steal one yen to go see it, but we were poor and there was no way I would find one yen to steal around our house.

If you float a one yen coin on water and move a magnet slowly towards it then the coin will approach the magnet.