Illustration: At an airport exchange counter in Japan, a traveler hands over one Japanese banknote and receives a surprisingly generous fan of foreign banknotes.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

円えん高だか

endaka

strong yen, rise in the yen’s value

Example sentences

  1. 円高えんだかは我わが社しゃにとって好都合こうつごうであった。

    The strong yen was advantageous to our company.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この円高えんだかのうちに、海外旅行かいがいりょこうをしたいものです。

    I would like to travel in foreign countries while the yen is strong.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 円高えんだかがその会社かいしゃの経営不振けいえいふしんに拍車はくしゃをかけた。

    The yen’s appreciation accelerated the decline of that company.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 円高

  • 円circle; yenOnエンKunまるい・まる・まど
  • 高tall; highOnコウKunたかい・たか・たかまる

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