JPY to CNY Converter (Japanese Yen to Chinese Yuan)

Yen amounts (JPY), backed by Bank of Japan notes, are whole numbers, while yuan amounts (CNY), issued by the People's Bank of China, run to two decimal places in jiao and fen. Converting yen to yuan therefore produces a figure with decimals, read as yuan and fen.

Japanese companies with factories, suppliers or sales offices in China use this direction to budget costs in yuan, and staff on assignment in Shanghai, Dalian, Suzhou or Guangzhou use it to compare housing and living expenses. Japanese tourists and students heading to mainland China convert their yen the same way.

How to use this tool

1. Type an amount in JPY to see it in CNY, or type in the CNY box to convert the other way.
2. Read the rate line under the boxes: it shows the saved rate and its date.
3. Use the tables below for common amounts, or open the currency converter for any other currency.

Formula

CNY amount = JPY amount × rate

JPY amount = CNY amount ÷ rate

The rate is the value of 1 JPY in CNY from the snapshot of 2026-11-10. Both currencies are priced in US dollars in the same table, so the rate is the CNY per USD figure divided by the JPY per USD figure. A bank's buying and selling rates sit on either side of this mid-market figure.

Example

Two conversions at the saved rate:

10,000 JPY × 0.0423139 = 423.14 CNY

1,000 CNY ÷ 0.0423139 = 23,633 JPY

JPY to CNY table

Common amounts in JPY converted to CNY at the saved rate of 2026-11-10.

CNY to JPY table

The other direction, for amounts often quoted in CNY.

Doing business in yuan

China runs a managed floating exchange rate with reference to a basket of currencies, and the yen is among the currencies for which the China Foreign Exchange Trade System publishes a central parity each business day. Contracts between Japanese and Chinese firms are commonly settled in yen, yuan or US dollars, and the currency on the invoice decides which side has to convert.

Arriving in China with yen

Chinese customs asks for a declaration when you bring in foreign cash worth more than US$5,000, which includes yen, or yuan cash above 20,000 yuan. Much of daily life in Chinese cities runs on mobile payment apps, so set one up with a card that works abroad before departure and change a modest amount of yen into yuan as a reserve.

Quick mental estimate

Divide JPY by 24 for a rough CNY figure: 5,000 JPY → about 208.33 CNY. That shortcut is 1.6% above the saved rate.

Rates move every day, so recheck the rate line before you rely on a shortcut.