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yen

noun
/jɛn/

Etymology

From Medhurst and Hepburn’s romanizations, under the influence of earlier Portuguese romanizations, of Japanese 圓(えん) (en, “round; a round object”) as ye or yen, now 円(えん) (en), from Chinese 銀圓 /银圆 (yínyuán, “round silver object(s), especially a piece of eight”): 銀 /银 (yín, “silver”) + 圓 /圆 (yuán, “circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar”). Cognate with Chinese 元 (yuán, “monetary unit, especially RMB”) and Korean 원 (won, “North or South Korean won”). Doublet of won and yuan.

  1. derived from 銀圓

Definitions

  1. The unit of Japanese currency (symbol

    The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

  2. A coin or note worth one yen.

    • When banks lend, they create money out of nothing, without withdrawing it from other parts of the economy. This way, fiscal policy would not have crowded out private-sector activity yen by yen, as actually happened.

  3. A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

    • humankind's yen for knowledge
    • She repeated the words: "You for me and me for you," then hummed: "Two for tea and tea for two …" Her voice trailed off … "All I got is a yen for Diana and my sweet little cute little Zigzag."
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To have a strong desire for.

      • Yenning, groaning, longing after.
      • C. S. Lewis warned, "The yen to publish is spiritually dangerous." The "yen" in this case is spread around, so perhaps the danger is diminished! This book has been "yenned" into existence by many, and is a two-team effort ….

    2. Opium.

    3. Alternative form of Yan (ancient kingdom)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA