円 – JLPT N5 Kanji, Kanji for circle, round, yen (With 3D Visualization)
Kanji for circle, round, yen
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円
- Meanings
- circle, round, yen
- Onyomi
- エン
- Kunyomi
- まど, まど.か, まる, まる.い, まろ.やか
- Name Readings
- つぶら, のぶ, まどか, みつ
- JLPT
- N5
- Grade
- 1
- Frequency
- -
- Kanji Writing Practice
- Practice
Stroke Order
Story
The kanji 円 originally came from a picture of a perfectly round object. In ancient writing, it showed the shape of a circle — something complete and unbroken. Later, it also came to mean “round coin” because coins were circular. When Japan adopted its modern currency, this same character was used for the yen (えん). So 円 carries both the ideas of “circle” and “money,” all connected to roundness, value, and wholeness.
Short Story
A simple shape showing roundness and completeness. 円 means both “circle” and “yen,” linking the idea of something whole and valuable — like a coin.
Mnemonic
This kanji declares: a perfect round form — 円 means circle, unity, and the yen, the symbol of value and balance.
Vocabulary Examples
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 円 | えん | yen (Japanese monetary unit) | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 丸 | まる | circle | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 丸い | まるい | round, circular, spherical | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 円満 | えんまん | harmonious, peaceful, happy, amicable, smooth, free from trouble | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 円滑 | えんかつ | smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 円柱 | えんちゅう | column, shaft, cylinder | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 円高 | えんだか | appreciation of the yen, strong yen | common Noun |
| 円安 | えんやす | depreciation of the yen, weak yen | common Noun |
| 円相場 | えんそうば | yen exchange rate | common Noun |
| 円卓 | えんたく | round table | common Noun |