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Yen

/jˈɛn/
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(noun) The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

A thousand yen is owed to you.
The picture you are looking at costs 100,000 yen.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ is the official currency of Japan, a very strong and widely used currency in international trade today.

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