yen
Other forms: yens; yenning
Besides being the name of the Japanese currency, yen (a different yen) means a casual desire. You can have a yen for sushi, and if you're in Japan, you can pay for the sushi with the yen in your wallet.
Yen is a casual word––think of it like "hankering." If you have an easy time remembering rhymes, think "I sometimes have a yen, to go back home again." Sometimes yen can even work as a verb––you can yen for pancakes, or yen for truffles, or yen for a time when you yenned for things other than food.
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the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sentype of:Japanese monetary unitmonetary unit in Japan
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a yearning for something or to do somethingsynonyms: hankering
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have a desire for something or someone who is not present
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Vocabulary lists containing yen
Is your vocabulary feeling lax, with too many words beyond your ken? Dip into this vat of verbal gems of every hue and turn your woe into awe! These four lists are arranged from easiest to most challenging. Try and learn them all! Here are links to our lists in the collection: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
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