(すうひゃくまんえん)

すうひゃくまんえん
noun
several million yen
1. several million yen
An approximate amount in the range of roughly two to nine million yen (about US$15,000–60,000). Uses the prefix (すう) (several) to give a rough estimate rather than an exact figure.
修理費(しゅうりひ)数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん)かかった。
The repair costs came to several million yen.
年収(ねんしゅう)数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん)家庭(かてい)(おお)い。
Many households have an annual income of several million yen.
詐欺(さぎ)被害(ひがい)にあった高齢者(こうれいしゃ)は、老後(ろうご)(たくわ)えから数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん)(うしな)った。
The elderly fraud victim lost several million yen from their retirement savings.

Formed from (すう) (several) + 百万(ひゃくまん) (one million) + (えん) (yen). The prefix (すう) denotes a rough, unspecified count, typically between two and nine.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん)単位(たんい): in units of millions of yen
  • 数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん)損害(そんがい): damages of several million yen
  • 数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん)借金(しゃっきん): debt of several million yen
  • 年収(ねんしゅう)数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん): an annual income of several million yen

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 数十万円(すうじゅうまんえん): several hundred thousand yen
  • 数千万円(すうせんまんえん): tens of millions of yen
  • 数億円(すうおくえん): several hundred million yen