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How to say "Seven thousand" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Seven thousand" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Seven thousand" is "Nanasen", written in japanese as "七千".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '七千 (ななせん)' means 'seven thousand'. This numerical expression is used to indicate a quantity of seven thousand of something. It can be used to refer to a precise number or an approximate amount. For example: There are seven thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには七千人がいる). I have seven thousand yen in my wallet - (財布に七千円がある).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "七" means "Seven" and can be read as "Shichi", "Nana" and "Nano". And The kanji "千" means "Thousand" and can be read as "Chi" and "Sen".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Nanasen" mean in japanese?

"Nanasen" means "Seven thousand" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for seven?What is the Kanji for thousand?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Seven thousand" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.