千

thousand

JLPT N5 Grade 1 3 strokes

Kun'yomi: ち
On'yomi: セン

千 means "thousand". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes. It is read ち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Example word

千せん円えん

1000 yen

千 in example sentences

千せん円えんで足たりる？

Sen en de tariru?

Is a thousand yen enough?
一千万いちせんまん円えんくらいかな？

Ichisenman en kurai ka na?

Is it about ten million yen?
人口じんこうは、一万八千四百三十二いちまんはちせんよんひゃくさんじゅうに人にんだった。

Jinkou wa, ichimanhachisenyonhyakusanjuuninin datta.

The population was 18,432.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 千

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Common questions

What does the kanji 千 mean?: 千 means "thousand". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 千 have?: 千 is written in 3 strokes.
How is 千 read?: It is read ち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 千?: 千 is a JLPT N5 kanji.

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