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danhyanh
danhyanh asked in TravelAsia PacificJapan · 1 decade ago

Slang for yen (¥)?

I've been wondering: is there a slang term in Japanese for yen, much like how the Americans have "bucks" and the British have "quid?"

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  • thecheapest902
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Basically, there is no slang for yen in Japan.

    But 10,000 yen banknote has a portrait of a 19th century Japanese scholar, Yukichi Fukuzawa.

    So sometimes, 10,000 yen banknote is called "Yukichi" in Japan.

    I think that's the only case.

    Source(s): a native Japanese
  • Much too tired.
    1 decade ago

    There isn't any. But when you speak about large financial transactions and paychecks, they sometimes refer to that currency in the Japanese pronounciation of the English word "Money..."

    "Maneeeeh." 「マネー」

    But once again, that's not exactly street slang.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    scrilla

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