漢字城 Kanji Fortress

円 yen

Also: circle

On'yomi
エン
Kun'yomi
まる、まる-い
Strokes
4
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): まる-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
円 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Inside the open box (冂) sits a coin so round it fills the frame — a circle of money, the yen.

A common word

  • 円い まるい round

Example sentences

  • このほんはせんえんでした。

    This book was a thousand yen.

  • みんなでえんをつくってすわりました。

    Everyone sat down in a circle.

Kanji that share a part

冂 is its radical. 11 kanji share it in all.