noun
- the basic monetary unit of Japan
- a strong desire or craving for something
Usage: informal
verb
- to have a strong desire or longing for something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The exchange rate is 150 yen to the dollar.
- I paid 500 yen for this snack in Tokyo.
- She has a yen for adventure and travel.
- He’s always had a yen for fast cars.
- I’m yenning for some homemade pizza tonight.
- They yen for the simple life in the countryside.
- The tourist converted his dollars to yen at the bank.