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What does the kanji 千 mean?

千 means thousand; the number 1000. On'yomi セン. Kun'yomi ち.

Quick facts
On'yomiセン
Kun'yomiち
Strokes3
Main radical十
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi センKun'yomi ち
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework3 strokes

thousand; the number 1000

Memory hook

A person (人) standing over ten (十) — a crowd too big to count — THOUSAND.

Main radical

十ten 2 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 3 strokes

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Common words

  • 千せんthousand; the number 1,000

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.