円 — circle, yen, round
えん
円
circle
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
money
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.
Meanings
- circle
- yen
- round
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).
Components
Composed of
Simplified from 圓. The enclosure 冂 frames a contained space. Circle, round. Also the Japanese yen currency.