円 — how to write the kanji for “circle”
円 means “circle”, “yen” and “round”; it is a JLPT N5 kanji, taught in first grade in Japan. In newspapers it is one of the hundred most used kanji (69th). KANJIDIC2 gives it 1 on reading and 5 kun readings, so the word decides how you say it. On its own it is the word en, “yen (currency of Japan); circle”. Its common words take the reading en: 円高 (“appreciation of the yen”), 円安 (“depreciation of the yen”), 円相場 (“yen exchange rate”) and 一円 (“one yen”). Chinese reads it yuán, “yen”.
- Strokes
- 4
- JLPT
- N5
- Radical
- 冂 (“wide”)
- On
- エン
- Kun
- まる·い, まる, まど
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
- Horizontal-turn-hook ㇆top leftrightwards → downwards
- Vertical ㇑topdownwards
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 4 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Trace it
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Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- エン en
- Kun (native)
- まる·い maru-i, まる maru (rare), まど mado (rare), まど·か mado-ka (rare), まろ·やか maro-yaka (rare)
- Meanings
- circle; yen; round
- Read en
- 円高 円安 円相場 一円 円滑 円形
- School year
- first grade
- Newspaper rank
- 69th of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 원 won
- Common words
- 19 in JMdict
Words with 円
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 円高 | えんだか endaka | appreciation of the yen; strong yen |
| 円安 | えんやす en'yasu | depreciation of the yen; weak yen |
| 円相場 | えんそうば ensouba | yen exchange rate |
| 一円 | いちえん ichien | one yen; throughout (an area) |
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | smooth; undisturbed |
| 円形 | えんけい enkei | round shape; circle |
| 円卓 | えんたく entaku | round table |
| 円満 | えんまん enman | harmonious; peaceful |
| 円筒 | えんとう entou | cylinder |
| 円盤 | えんばん enban | disk; discus |
Most common first (JMdict).
Practice sheet
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Keep going
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JLPT N5, in list order: