The currency unit 円 follows the number and is read えん.
The idea
Ask いくらですか for a price and answer, for example, 三百円です. Three hundred is さんびゃく, six hundred ろっぴゃく and eight hundred はっぴゃく; three thousand is さんぜん. Ten thousand is 一万, read いちまん.
| Form | Reading |
|---|---|
| 一円 | いちえん |
| 百円 | ひゃくえん |
| 三百円 | さんびゃくえん |
| 六百円 | ろっぴゃくえん |
| 八百円 | はっぴゃくえん |
| 千円 | せんえん |
| 三千円 | さんぜんえん |
| 八千円 | はっせんえん |
| 一万円 | いちまんえん |
Examples
- これは五百円ですよ。This is 500 yen.
- このパンは百二十円ですよ。This bread is 120 yen.
- このペンは八十四円ですよ。This pen is 84 yen.
- その本は千円ですね。That book is 1,000 yen, isn’t it?
- コーヒーは三百円ですよ。The coffee is 300 yen.
- 全部で二千円ですよ。The total is 2,000 yen.
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Watch out
A bare 千 is せん, not いちせん; 一万円, however, includes いち. Actual prices depend on the item and date.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct form: The coffee is 300 yen. 「三百円」の読み方は?(さんびゃくえん/さんひゃくえん)
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さんびゃくえん
三百円 is さんびゃくえん: 百 changes to びゃく after three.
Choose the correct form: This bread is 120 yen. 「百二十円」の読み方は?(ひゃくにじゅうえん/ひゃくにじゅうにん)
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ひゃくにじゅうえん
百二十円 is ひゃくにじゅうえん; 円 is read えん.
Choose the correct form: That book is 1,000 yen, isn’t it? 「千円」の読み方は?(せんえん/いちせんえん)
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せんえん
千円 is せんえん; ordinary 千 does not need いち.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the correct form: The coffee is 300 yen. 「三百円」の読み方は?(さんびゃくえん/さんひゃくえん)
Choose the correct form: This bread is 120 yen. 「百二十円」の読み方は?(ひゃくにじゅうえん/ひゃくにじゅうにん)
ひゃくにじゅうえん
Choose the correct form: That book is 1,000 yen, isn’t it? 「千円」の読み方は?(せんえん/いちせんえん)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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