Yen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a yearning for something or to do something

the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈɛn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈɛn/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈɛn/.

Examples

She ached for a cigarette
I am pining for my lover

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hankering ache languish pine yearn

Parts of Speech

noun	a yearning for something or to do something
noun	the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
verb	have a desire for something or someone who is not present “She ached for a cigarette”

Word Forms

hanker	verb	desire strongly or persistently
yen	verb	have a desire for something or someone who is not present
yearner	noun	a person with a strong desire for something
yearning	noun	prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
yen	noun	a yearning for something or to do something
pining	noun	a feeling of deep longing

Around the World

Europe

🇵🇹Portuguese

iene

um anseio por algo ou fazer algo

🇷🇺Russian

иена

стремление к чему-то или сделать что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

येन

किसी चीज़ की या कुछ करने की लालसा

🇧🇩Bengali

ইয়েন

কিছু করার বা কিছু করার আকাঙ্ক্ষা

🇮🇳Tamil

யென்

ஏதாவது அல்லது ஏதாவது செய்ய வேண்டும் என்ற ஏக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

యెన్

ఏదో కోసం లేదా ఏదైనా చేయాలనే తపన

🇮🇳Marathi

येन

काहीतरी करण्याची किंवा काहीतरी करण्याची तळमळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

યેન

કંઈક માટે અથવા કંઈક કરવાની ઝંખના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯೆನ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಹಂಬಲಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

യെൻ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനോ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനോ ഉള്ള ആഗ്രഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੇਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ین

کچھ کرنے یا کچھ کرنے کی تڑپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

日元

对某事或做某事的渴望

🇯🇵Japanese

円

何かまたは何かをすることへの憧れ

🇰🇷Korean

엔

무언가에 대한 갈망이나 무언가를 하고 싶은 마음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yên

khao khát một cái gì đó hoặc làm một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

เยน

ความปรารถนาในบางสิ่งบางอย่างหรือทำอะไรบางอย่าง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ين

الرغبة في شيء ما أو القيام بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ین

اشتیاق برای چیزی یا انجام کاری

🇮🇱Hebrew

יֵן

כמיהה למשהו או לעשות משהו

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The primary meaning of 'yen' is 'a yearning for something or to do something'.

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