Yen

an aluminum coin and monetary unit of j-pan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. symbol: ¥;
abbreviation: y.
a former silver coin of j-pan.
a desire or craving:
i had a yen for apple pie.
to have a craving; yearn.
contemporary examples

the liz and d-ck show still charms even if ‘liz & d-ck’ doesn’t daphne merkin november 24, 2012
report: kim jong-un halts military exercises the daily beast december 20, 2011
this week’s hot reads: august 19, 2013 jen vafidis august 18, 2013
j-pan’s new survivalist instinct lennox samuels march 15, 2011
can ‘abenomics’ revitalize j-pan? justin green april 23, 2013

historical examples

the foundations of j-pan j.w. robertson scott
the best short stories of 1917 various
the foundations of j-pan j.w. robertson scott
the best short stories of 1917 various
more translations from the chinese various

noun (pl) yen
the standard monetary unit of j-pan, (notionally) divided into 100 sen
noun
a p-ssionate, ardent, or intense longing or desire
verb yens, yenning, yenned
(intransitive) to yearn
n.
see: have a yen for