rin

[rin]

noun

plural

rin 

1. a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rin¹

1870–75; < Japanese ri ( n ) < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese lí; likin

Example Sentences

In women's doubles, Malaysian top seeds Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan beat Japanese number 4 seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 22-20, 21-19.

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“My home is with ‘Les Miz,’ ” Rin says.

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Rin says there are at least 100 props, but that number can run into the thousands if you count small items like pieces of currency.

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Assistant prop master Laura Rin saw the show at the Pantages in the early ’90s when she was a on a high school field trip with her drama class.

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Readers who thought “The Poppy War” trilogy didn’t stick the landing, or that Rin became insufferable by the end, will be pleased that “Katabasis” does stick it, and that Alice evolves.

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