千

JLPT N5

Thousand

Readings

On’yomi: セン (sen)

Kun’yomi: ち (chi)

Structure

Strokes: 3

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Detailed Explanation

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

千

せん

thousand

千円

せんえん

one thousand yen

千年

せんねん

thousand years

何千

なんぜん

several thousand

数千

すうせん

thousands

Example Sentences

千円あります。

せんえんあります。

I have one thousand yen.

千年続きます。

せんねんつづきます。

It lasts a thousand years.

数千人来ました。

すうせんにんきました。

Several thousand people came.

Cultural Note

千 (thousand) is significant in Japanese culture:
1. Numbers and currency:
o Frequently appears in money (千円 = 1,000 yen) and counting people or objects.
2. Idioms and expressions:
o Used in 千差万別, 千年 (thousand years), and poetic expressions indicating longevity, abundance, and diversity.
3. Daily life:
o Appears in addresses, street names, banknotes, and large counts, emphasizing multiplicity and scale.