JPY to KRW — May 2008

9.7434KRW

for 1 Yen on 30 May 2008 · opened the month at 9.6529

0.94% over May 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
21 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 JPY = 8.5750 KRW (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

JPY to KRW in May 2008 at a glance

1 JPY in KRW
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	9.6529 KRW	2 May 2008
Closed	9.7434 KRW	30 May 2008
Highest	10.1790 KRW	9 May 2008
Lowest	9.5740 KRW	5 May 2008
Average	9.9394 KRW	21 trading days
Change	+0.94% KRW	open to close

Day by day

JPY to KRW, May 2008▲ 0.94%

1 JPY in KRW, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 May 2008	9.6529
5 May 2008	9.5740	-0.82%
6 May 2008	9.7212	+1.54%
7 May 2008	9.7678	+0.48%
8 May 2008	10.0213	+2.60%
9 May 2008	10.1790	+1.57%
12 May 2008	10.0537	-1.23%
13 May 2008	10.0612	+0.07%
14 May 2008	9.9487	-1.12%
15 May 2008	9.9585	+0.10%
16 May 2008	9.9072	-0.52%
19 May 2008	10.0072	+1.01%
20 May 2008	10.0361	+0.29%
21 May 2008	10.0669	+0.31%
22 May 2008	10.1162	+0.49%
23 May 2008	10.0965	-0.19%
26 May 2008	10.1421	+0.45%
27 May 2008	10.0203	-1.20%
28 May 2008	9.8476	-1.72%
29 May 2008	9.8048	-0.43%
30 May 2008	9.7434	-0.63%

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Common questions

What was the JPY to KRW rate in May 2008?

Over May 2008 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 9.6529 KRW per JPY on 2 May 2008 to 9.7434 on 30 May 2008, a change of +0.94%. The average across 21 trading days was 9.9394.

When was JPY strongest against KRW in May 2008?

The highest reading was 10.1790 KRW on 9 May 2008; the lowest was 9.5740 on 5 May 2008.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 8.5750 KRW per JPY; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 JPY = 8.5750 KRW, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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