"¥" meaning in All languages combined

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Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: Initialism of yen or initialism of yuan. The two lines represent the other two letters in the word 'yen'. One of the earliest uses of ¥ can be found in J. Twizell Wawn’s “Japanese Municipal Government With an Account of the Administration of the City of Kobe”, published in 1899. Usage of the sign increased in the early 20th century, primarily in Western English-speaking countries, but has also become commonly used in Japan as well. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Initialism of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">yen</i></span>|lang=}} Initialism of yen, {{initialism of|en|yen|nodot=1}} Initialism of yen, {{no deprecated lang param usage|initialism of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">yuan</i></span>.|lang=}} initialism of yuan., {{initialism of|en|yuan|nocap=1}} initialism of yuan. Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} ¥
  1. The symbol for yen, the currency of Japan Related terms (yen):
    Sense id: en-¥-mul-symbol-MI8vC99t Categories (other): Currency symbols Disambiguation of Currency symbols: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'yen': 85 15
  2. The symbol for the yuan, the currency of China Related terms (yuan): (yuán), (yuán), (yuán)
    Sense id: en-¥-mul-symbol-OlNAF8Ic Categories (other): Currency symbols, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Translingual terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Currency symbols: 54 46 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Translingual terms with redundant script codes: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'yuan': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: CN¥, JP¥
Related terms: ؋ – afghani, ฿ – baht, ₿ – bitcoin, ¢ (english: cent), ₡ – colón, ₵ – cedi, – cifrão, Ð – dogecoin, $ (english: dollar sign), ₫ – dong, ֏ (english: dram), (english: euro), ƒ – florin, guilder, gulden, ₲ – guarani, ₴ – hryvnia, ₭ – kip, ₾ – lari, (english: Turkish lira), ₼ – manat, (english: mill), ₦ – naira, (english: Philippine peso), £, (english: pound/lira), ﷼ – rial, riyal, ៛ – riel, ރ – rufiyaa, ₽ – ruble, (english: rupee), (english: rupee), (english: Indian rupee), (in Gujarat) (english: rupee), ₪ – new shekel, ⃀ – som, , ৳ – taka, ₸ – tenge, ₮ – tugrik, tether, (english: won), 𐆚 (english: Roman as), ₳ – austral, ₠ – ECU (english: European Currency Unit), ₢$ – cruzeiro, 𐆖 (english: Roman denarius), ₯ – drachma, (english: French franc), ₶ – livre tournois, (english: mark), ₧ – peseta, (english: pfennig), 𐆘 (english: Roman sesterce), ₷ – spesmilo, – old Israeli shekel, sheqel

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      "word": "₿ – bitcoin"
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      "word": "₡ – colón"
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      "word": "Ð – dogecoin"
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      "english": "dram",
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      "english": "euro",
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      "word": "ƒ – florin"
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      "word": "guilder"
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      "word": "gulden"
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      "word": "₲ – guarani"
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      "english": "Turkish lira",
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      "english": "mill",
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      "word": "₦ – naira"
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      "english": "Philippine peso",
      "word": "₱"
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    {
      "word": "£"
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      "word": "ރ – rufiyaa"
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    {
      "word": "৳ – taka"
    },
    {
      "word": "₸ – tenge"
    },
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