Japanese monetary unit, 1875, from Japanese yen, from Chinese yuan "round, round object, circle, dollar."
yen (n.2)
"sharp desire, hunger," 1906, earlier yen-yen (1900), yin (1876) "intense craving for opium," from Chinese (Cantonese) yan "craving," or from a Beijing dialect word for "smoke." Reinforced in English by influence of yearn.
例文
1. In early trading in Tokyo,the dollar fell sharply against the yen .
東京市場の朝市開場時、ドルの対円相場は急落した。
2.Tuesday 's notable gainer was Sony,which reached a high of 9070 yen .
火曜日の大勝者はソニーで、その株は9070円の高値まで上昇した。
3.Mike had a yen to try cycling.
マイクは自転車に乗ってみたいと思っています。
4.The yen is to be revalued.
円の為替レートが高くなります。
5.I 've always had a yen to travel around the world.