【円】(en, maru-i/circle, Yen) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 円.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・en　えん

For example,

・円　en　えん
circle
Yen
It is the Currency Unit of Japan

・円安　en-yasu　えんやす
depreciation of the yen

・円高　en-daka　えんだか
appreciation of the yen

・同心円　dou-shin-en　どうしんえん
concentric circles

・円グラフ　en-graph　えんぐらふ
pie chart

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・maru-i　まる-い

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 人.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・circle
・round

Radical

And the radical of this character is 冂　kei-gamae
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・円谷　tsuburaya　つぶらや
・円城寺　Enjouji　えんじょうじ
・円山　Maruyama　まるやま

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 円

・円　madoka　まどか

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 円

・円山 応挙　Maruyama Oukyo　まるやまおうきょ
He was a Japanese-style painting artist

・円谷 英二　Tsuburaya Eiji　つぶらやえいじ
He was a film director
He was involved in the production of "Godzilla" and "Ultraman."

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 円

・月　getsu, gatsu, tsuki　げつ、がつ、つき
moon

・巴　ha, tomoe　は、ともえ
huge comma design

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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