Japanese yen
Yen from Tokyo
The Japanese yen is Japan's official currency, one of the world's most traded currencies alongside the dollar and euro.
The symbol ¥ precedes amounts: ¥500, ¥10,000.
Yen functions as both singular and plural: The dollar bought 150 yen.
In financial contexts, yen often appears in discussions of exchange rates and carry trades.
Japan's capital city
- KyotoJapan's former imperial seat
- OsakaJapanese port metropolis
- HokkaidoJapan's northernmost main island
- HonshuJapan's primary island
Mount Fuji · cherry blossom · Shinkansen · sushi · ramen · anime · manga · kimono
Paper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
- cashReady spending funds
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
circulation · wallet · Bank of Japan · mint · fiat · monetary policy · inflation · deflation
Currency trading market
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- conversionAct of changing states
- tradingExchanging for value
- carry tradeBorrowing cheaply to invest higher
appreciation · depreciation · intervention · volatility · speculation · hedging · safe haven · liquidity
Symbol for money type
Tokyo
Japan's capital city
- KyotoJapan's former imperial seat
- OsakaJapanese port metropolis
- HokkaidoJapan's northernmost main island
Honshu · Mount Fuji · cherry blossom · Shinkansen · sushi · ramen · anime · manga · kimono · geisha
banknotes
Paper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
- cashReady spending funds
legal tender · circulation · wallet · Bank of Japan · mint · fiat · monetary policy · inflation · deflation · purchasing power
forex
Currency trading market
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- conversionAct of changing states
- tradingExchanging for value
carry trade · appreciation · depreciation · intervention · volatility · speculation · hedging · safe haven · liquidity · spread
currency sign
Symbol for money type
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- currenciesdollar, pound, euro, yen, peso
- Asian Currenciesyen, yuan, baht, won, dong
- Pacific currenciesAustralian dollar
- Colonial Koreacolonial rule, occupation period, independence movement, comfort women, August 1945
Japanese yenUS dollar
American monetary unit
American dollar · euro · British pound · pound sterling · Chinese yuan
Japanese yenBitcoin
Peer-to-peer electronic cash
gold · cryptocurrency · gold standard · silver · Ethereum