JPY to KRW — January 2019

10.2362KRW

for 1 Yen on 31 January 2019 · opened the month at 10.2874

0.50% over January 2019

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

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

JPY to KRW in January 2019 at a glance

1 JPY in KRW
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	10.2874 KRW	2 January 2019
Closed	10.2362 KRW	31 January 2019
Highest	10.4670 KRW	3 January 2019
Lowest	10.1898 KRW	25 January 2019
Average	10.3063 KRW	22 trading days
Change	-0.50% KRW	open to close

Day by day

JPY to KRW, January 2019▼ 0.50%

1 JPY in KRW, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 January 2019	10.2874
3 January 2019	10.4670	+1.75%
4 January 2019	10.3825	-0.81%
7 January 2019	10.3402	-0.41%
8 January 2019	10.3537	+0.13%
9 January 2019	10.2980	-0.54%
10 January 2019	10.3371	+0.38%
11 January 2019	10.3207	-0.16%
14 January 2019	10.3915	+0.69%
15 January 2019	10.3472	-0.43%
16 January 2019	10.3168	-0.29%
17 January 2019	10.3322	+0.15%
18 January 2019	10.2479	-0.82%
21 January 2019	10.3161	+0.67%
22 January 2019	10.3402	+0.23%
23 January 2019	10.2807	-0.58%
24 January 2019	10.2964	+0.15%
25 January 2019	10.1898	-1.04%
28 January 2019	10.2227	+0.32%
29 January 2019	10.2161	-0.06%
30 January 2019	10.2173	+0.01%
31 January 2019	10.2362	+0.18%

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Common questions

What was the JPY to KRW rate in January 2019?

Over January 2019 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 10.2874 KRW per JPY on 2 January 2019 to 10.2362 on 31 January 2019, a change of -0.50%. The average across 22 trading days was 10.3063.

When was JPY strongest against KRW in January 2019?

The highest reading was 10.4670 KRW on 3 January 2019; the lowest was 10.1898 on 25 January 2019.

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.

Who we are

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