How to say "Six thousand" in Japanese

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

the Japanese word for "Six thousand" is "Rokusen", written in japanese as "六千".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '六千 (ろくせん)' means 'six thousand'. This noun is used to express a quantity of six thousand. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: There were six thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには六千人いた). I have six thousand yen in my wallet - (財布に六千円入っている).

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

The kanji "六" means "Six" and can be read as "Roku" and "Mu". 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 "Rokusen" mean in japanese?

"Rokusen" means "Six thousand" .

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How to write "Six 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 "ろ" is read as "ro". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". 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.