How to say 'Thousand' in Japanese | 千

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The Japanese word for Thousand is 'Sen', written as 千 in Japanese.'Thousand' in hiragana is せん.

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千

Meaning

Thousand

Reading

せん

sen

Kanji

千Thousand

Explanation

The Japanese noun '千 (せん)' means 'thousand'. It is used to denote the number 1,000. This word is commonly used in counting, dates, and quantities. For example: one thousand yen「千円」(せんえん). There are a thousand people「千人がいます」(せんにんがいます). It is also used in compound words like 'thousands of years'「千年」(せんねん). Note that '千' is often combined with other numbers to form larger numbers, such as '二千 (にせん)' for 2,000.

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Kanji in the Word 千

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

千

Meaning

Thousand

Words Related to 千 Through the Kanji 千

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 千 as well.

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二千

Meaning

Two thousand

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三千

Meaning

3000

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五千

Meaning

Five thousand

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四千

Meaning

Four thousand

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六千

Meaning

Six thousand

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八千

Meaning

Eight thousand

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七千

Meaning

Seven thousand

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何千

Meaning

Thousands

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九千

Meaning

Nine thousand

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'Sen' means 'Thousand' .

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