円 — circle, yen, round
えん
円
circle
えん
U+5186
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #69
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1811
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- circle
- yen
- round
Readings
- On'yomi
- えん en
- Kun'yomi
- まる maru まど mado まろ maro
word
えん en On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
まる maru Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
21 wordsEach dot is a word containing 円: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 17 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Simplified from 圓. The enclosure 冂 frames a contained space. Circle, round. Also the Japanese yen currency.