How to Say ‘18,000 yen’ in Japanese
18,000円になります。
en ni nari masu
[en]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜円になります] is the standard shop phrase for stating a price: ‘It will be 18,000 yen.’ [になります] is not literally ‘become’ here—it’s just polite service language.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Good Japanese jeans can be pricey, especially made-in-Japan pairs with [セルビッジ] or [手織り] fabric. A price like [18,000円] can be normal for quality denim.
Phrase Breakdown
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit, used when stating prices in Japan.
このデニムは一万八千円です。
These denim jeans are 18,000 yen.
に
ni
なり
nari
ます
masu
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