Illustration: At a kitchen table, a child empties a small coin purse and discovers just one Japanese aluminum one-yen coin. The coin rests alone in their open palm, its familiar young-tree relief facing upward and its circular rim clearly visible. The purse lies fully open and empty beside the hand.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一いち円えん

ichien

one yen

Example sentences

  1. 一円いちえんも使つかわなかった。

    I didn’t spend a penny.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 一円いちえん玉だま１枚作まいつくるのに、幾いくらかかるんだろう？

    How much does it cost to make a one yen coin?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 一円いちえん玉だまの原価げんかは３円えんです。

    It costs three yen to make a one yen coin.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 一円

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 円circle; yenOnエンKunまるい・まる・まど

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