えん
en
The English letter N is called えん (en) in Japanese.
えん is the noun used to refer to the name of the letter N.
Meaning: name of the letter N, n (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
en
Did you know?
- In Japanese, えん can also mean 'fate' or 'karmic connection' 縁 when written with different characters.
- The sound えん is a homophone for the Japanese word for 'circle' 円 and the currency 'yen'.
- In certain regional dialects or older speech patterns, the nasal quality of えん can shift toward an 'm' or 'ng' sound depending on the following letter.
Examples in context
- 1,000円 (せんえん)1,000 yen
- 10,000円 (いちまんえん)10,000 yen
- 50円 (ごじゅうえん)50 yen
- 遠い (とおい)Far
- 遠く (とおく)Distantly
- ええ、ええ！ (ええ、ええ！)Yes, yes!
- なるほど、了解です。 (なるほど、りょうかいです。)I see, understood.
Example conversation
Yui is teaching Ren how to write a word.
- 結衣 Yui蓮くん、ここは何と書くの？Ren-kun, koko wa nan to kaku no?Ren, what do you write here?
- 蓮 Renここは「えん」だよ。Koko wa "en" dayo.This part is "en".
- 結衣 Yui「えん」ね。分かったよ。"en" ne. Wakatta yo."En", right. I understand.
- 蓮 Renゆっくり書いてみて。Yukkuri kaite mite.Try writing it slowly.
