What is the Kanji for "Thousand"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Thousand", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Thousand" is "千".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Chi".

Its onyomi reading is "Sen".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "十" means "Ten" and can be read as "Juu" and "Too". And The radical "丿" means "Katakana no" .

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

What does the kanji "千" mean in japanese?

"千" means "Thousand".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

千: "Thousand". The Japanese noun '千 (せん)' refers to the number 'one thousand'. This word can be used to quantify objects, people or other concepts to indicate a large amount or quantity. For example: One thousand yen - (千円), A thousand people gathered - (千人集まった).

二千: "Two thousand". The Japanese noun '二千 (にせん)' means 'two thousand'. This word represents the cardinal number two thousand. It can be used to indicate a specific quantity, such as the number of items or the amount of something. For example: I have two thousand yen - (私は二千円持っています). There are two thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには二千人います).

三千: "Three thousand". The Japanese noun '三千 (さんぜん)' means 'three thousand'. This number is used to represent a very large quantity or amount. It is often used in expressions related to large scale events, quantities, or populations. For example: There were three thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには三千人ほど来ていた). The company has three thousand employees - (その会社には三千人の従業員がいる).

五千: "Five thousand". The Japanese word '五千 (ごせん)' means 'five thousand'. It represents the cardinal number 5,000 in the Japanese numbering system. This word can be used to specify quantities, measurements, or counts of objects, people, or other entities. For example: There are five thousand yen in this wallet - (この財布には五千円がある). I need to buy five thousand stamps - (五千枚の切手を買う必要がある).

四千: "Four thousand". The Japanese noun '四千 (よんせん)' means 'four thousand'. It is a cardinal number that represents the quantity of 4,000. This noun can be used to quantify objects, such as in the sentence: There are four thousand books in the library - (図書館には四千冊の本がある).

六千: "Six thousand". 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).

八千: "Eight thousand". The Japanese noun '八千 (はっせん)' means 'eight thousand'. This is a cardinal number that refers to the quantity of eight thousand. It can be used to describe a large amount, quantity or number. For example: There are eight thousand people at the concert - (コンサートに八千人います). I saved eight thousand yen - (八千円を貯金した).

七千: "Seven thousand". 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).

何千: "Many" or "Several". The noun 何千 (なんぜん) means 'many' or 'several'. This word is used to indicate a large but unspecified number of something. It can be used to describe a range or quantity without needing to give an exact figure. For example: There are many cars on the road - (道路には何千台の車が走っている). Several people attended the event - (何千人もの人が出席したイベントだった).

九千: "Nine thousand". The Japanese noun '九千 (きゅうせん)' means 'nine thousand'. This word is used to express the quantity of nine thousand of something. It can be used in various contexts, such as when referring to a large number of objects, people, or an amount of money. For example: I have nine thousand yen - (九千円持っています). There were nine thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには九千人いました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

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 "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.