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Yen
01
the official currency of Japan, abbreviated as ¥, used for financial transactions and pricing in Japan
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
yen
Examples
The cost of the meal was 2,000 ¥.
02
a strong desire or craving for something
Examples
After months abroad, she felt a yen for home-cooked meals.
to yen
01
to desire something or someone who is absent or unattainable
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
yen
3rd person singular
yens
Present participle
yenning
Past simple
yenned
Past participle
yenned
Examples
She yens for the quiet hills of her childhood.
