USD/JPY is the abbreviation used to denote the currency exchange rate for the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen. The currency pair shows how many Japanese yen (the quote currency) are needed to purchase one U.S. dollar (the base currency). The symbol for the Japanese yen (JPY) is ¥.
Is GBP a stronger currency than USD? Generally, one pound is worth more than one dollar, so on the face of it, sterling is a stronger currency than the US dollar. However, the exchange rate is not necessarily the only indicator of the power of a currency or how much influence is held over international trading markets.