How to Say ‘18,000 yen’ in Japanese
一万八千円になります。
いちまんはっせんえんになります。
💬 Usage Tip: Breakdown: 一万 (10,000), 八千 (8,000), 円 (yen).
🇯🇵 In Japan: Prices are often stated in full, giving a sense of value.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
一いち
[ichi]
Ten thousand
The number 10,000.
それは一万円です。
That is ten thousand yen.
万まん
[man]
Ten thousand
A unit of ten thousand.
一万個あります。
There are ten thousand pieces.
八千はっせん
[hassen]
Eight thousand
The number 8,000.
八千円を支払いました。
I paid 8,000 yen.
円えん
[en]
Yen
Japanese unit of currency.
百円は安いです。
100 yen is cheap.
にに
[ni]
to
Used to indicate direction or result.
ゴールに向かって走ります。
I run toward the goal.
なりなり
[nari]
becomes
Changes into a state, usually a final price.
それは高くなります。
It becomes expensive.
ますます
[masu]
(formal ending)
Ends a polite sentence.
行きます。
I will go.
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