1. The basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
   "The sushi meal cost 2000 yen"
    
2. A yearning for something or to do something
   "He had a yen for ice cream all afternoon";
   - hankering

1. Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
   "He yenned for his hometown";
   - ache, yearn, pine

Derived forms: yens, yenning, yenned

Type of: hanker, hungriness, Japanese monetary unit, long, longing, pant [informal], yearn, yearning

Encyclopedia: Yen, John