日本円(にっぽんえん)

にっぽんえん
noun
Japanese yen
1. Japanese yen
The currency of Japan, specified as 'Japanese yen' when distinguishing it from other currencies in financial, business, or international contexts.
日本円(にっぽんえん)でお支払(しはら)いください。
Please pay in Japanese yen.
ドルを日本円(にっぽんえん)に両替(りょうがえ)した。
I exchanged dollars for Japanese yen.
海外(かいがい)送金(そうきん)の場合(ばあい)、日本円(にっぽんえん)建(だ)てかドル建(だ)てかを選(えら)べる。
For overseas remittances, you can choose between yen-denominated or dollar-denominated.

Compound of 日本(にっぽん) (Japan) + 円(えん) (yen). Used when explicitly distinguishing Japanese yen from other currencies; in domestic everyday contexts, plain 円(えん) is sufficient. Also pronounced {にほんえん}, but {にっぽんえん} is more formal.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 日本円(にっぽんえん)に両替(りょうがえ)する: to exchange into yen
  • 日本円(にっぽんえん)建(だ)て: yen-denominated
  • 日本円(にっぽんえん)換算(かんさん): yen conversion

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 円(えん): yen — the base term, sufficient in domestic contexts
  • {ドル}: dollar
  • {ユーロ}: euro
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