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円
Yen (currency of Japan); round
Four (4) strokes The image you see in your binoculars is round, and so are Japanese coins – yen.
■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.
■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.
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えん | en | Yen, circle |
| いちえん | ichi en | one yen | |
| じゅうえん | jū en | ten yen | |
| ひゃくえん | hyaku en | 100 yen | |
| いちまんえん | ichiman en | 10,000 yen |
Nihon dewa jūrokusai de baiku no unten menkyo ga toremasu. Tarō san wa jūrokusai no tanjōbi ni jūsanman en no baiku ga hoshii sō desu. Otōsan ga hanbun no rokuman gosen en, ojiisan to obāsan ga yonmanen o haratte kureru sō desu. Nokori no niman gosen en wa Tarō san ga harau tsumori desu.
Questions 1-G
1. How old must one be to get a motorcycle license in Japan? (A. 16 years old, b. 17 years old, C. 18 years old, D. 20 years old)
2. How much does the motorcycle that Taro wants cost? (A. 90,000 yen, b. 110,000 yen, C. 130,000 yen, D. 150,000 yen)
3. How much will his father pay? (A. 55,000 yen, b. 60,000 yen, C. 65,000 yen, D. 70,000 yen)
4. How much does Taro need to pay? (A. 15,000 yen, b. 25,000 yen, C. 35,000 yen, D. 45,000 yen)
Lesson 1 Practice
A. Kanji Review
Write these kanji characters. You may refer to the mnemonic pictures for hints. (There is an answer key in the back of the book.)
B. Vocabulary Review
The following words and phrases use kanji related to numbers. Write the underlined words in kanji, and write the other parts in hiragana.
1. Vegetable stand (ya o ya)
2. best in the world (se ka i ichi)
3. One by one (hito tsu hito tsu)
4. Olympics (go ri n)
5. Triangle (san ka ku)
6. Square (shi ka ku)
7. Second (da i ni)
8. A turkey (shichi me n chō)
9. Always rebound from failure (nana ko ro bi ya o ki)
10. Red Cross (se ki jū ji)
11. Bamboo flute (sha ku hachi)
12. 7-5-3 Festival (shichi go san)
13. 10 yen coin (jū en dama)
14. Firstly (da i ichi ni)
C. Ordering at a Japanese Restaurant
Numbers are written both in kanji and Arabic numerals in Japan. As a general rule kanji are used when writing vertically, and Arabic numerals when writing horizontally. Japanese restaurant menus are usually written vertically, as the one below.
Refer to the menu above to tell the price of each of these items.
1. Yakisoba 550 yen
2. Shōyu-rāmen __________
3. Katsudon __________
4. Fried rice __________
5. Miso-rāmen __________
6. Japanese style hot pot __________
7. Beef bowl __________
8. Curry rice __________
9. What is the most expensive item on the menu? __________
10. If you had 1,000 yen for lunch, what would you order? __________
11. What is the change you’d receive? __________
D. Writing Japanese Addresses
When writing addresses, Arabic numerals are used for the seven-digit Japanese zip code (郵便番号),
