Japanese symbol for “jpy”

日本円

にほんえん

Romaji: nihon'en

Japanese yen; JPY

In Japanese, jpy is 日本円, read にほんえん (nihon'en).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n Japanese yen; JPY

Kanji and stroke order

日

day, sun, Japan

on: ニチ、ジツ
kun: ひ、-び、-か

4 strokes · JLPT 4

本

book, present, main

on: ホン
kun: もと

5 strokes · JLPT 4

円

circle, yen, round

on: エン
kun: まる.い、まる、まど、まど.か

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
今日	きょう kyou	today; this day
日本	にほん nihon	Japan
毎日	まいにち mainichi	every day; daily
明日	あした ashita	tomorrow
昨日	きのう kinou	yesterday
日常	にちじょう nichijou	everyday; daily; ordinary
基本	きほん kihon	basics; fundamentals; basis
本当	ほんとう hontou	truth; reality; actuality
円形	えんけい enkei	round shape; circle; circular form

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.