Definition of Japanese monetary unit

1. Noun. Monetary unit in Japan.

Generic synonyms: Monetary Unit
Specialized synonyms: Yen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Monetary Unit

Japanese iris
Japanese ivy
Japanese knotweed
Japanese lacquer tree
Japanese lantern
Japanese lanterns
Japanese leaf
Japanese leek
Japanese lilac
Japanese lime
Japanese linden
Japanese maple
Japanese medlar
Japanese millet
Japanese monetary unit (current term)
Japanese morning glory
Japanese oak
Japanese oyster
Japanese pagoda tree
Japanese persimmon
Japanese pink
Japanese plum
Japanese poinsettia
Japanese privet
Japanese quince
Japanese radish
Japanese red pine
Japanese river fever
Japanese rose

Literary usage of Japanese monetary unit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Japan: Travels and Researches Undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government by Johannes Justus Rein (1884)
"... and are much more numerous than the oshi, or deaf and dumb. a The Japanese monetary unit, the yen rio, or dollar, has 4 bu, or 100 sen, the sen 100 mon. ..."

2. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1922)
"ANNUAL AVERAGE IMPORTS OF JAPAN IN RECENT DECADES (Values in millions of yen) The Japanese monetary unit, the yen, has declined considerably in value in the ..."

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