Definition

1. Noun:

   • The basic unit of money in Japan: The "yen" is the official currency of Japan, subdivided into 100 sen.
   • A strong desire or longing: A "yen" is an informal term for a persistent craving or yearning for something.

2. Verb:

   • To have a strong desire: To "yen" means to yearn or long for something or someone.

Examples

• Noun (Currency):

  • The book costs two thousand yen.
  • I need to exchange my dollars for yen before my trip to Tokyo.

• Noun (Desire):

  • He had a sudden yen for a slice of chocolate cake.
  • She felt a yen to travel the world.

• Verb:

  • She yenned for the peaceful days of her childhood.
  • I've been yening to see that new movie.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a yen for": to crave or desire something specific.
  • After the long hike, I had a yen for a cold drink.

Variants and Related Words

• Yearn (verb): To have an intense feeling of longing for something, often something one has lost or is distant. (More formal than "yen").
• Craving (noun): A powerful desire for something.

Synonyms

• Noun (Desire): Longing, craving, hunger, thirst, urge.
• Verb: Yearn, long, pine, ache, hanker.

Related Phrases

• A yen to (do something): A strong impulse or desire to perform an action.
  • He had a yen to quit his job and become an artist.

Noun

1. the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
2. a yearning for something or to do something

Verb

1. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
   • She ached for a cigarette
   • I am pining for my lover