Japanese dictionary
How to say "thousand" in Japanese
千せん · sen
"Thousand" in Japanese is 千 (sen). 3,000 is 三千 (sanzen) and 8,000 is 八千 (hassen).
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Ways to say "thousand" in Japanese
| Japanese | When to use it |
|---|---|
| 千せん · sen | Thousand. |
| 千円せんえん · sen'en | 1,000 yen. |
| 何千なんぜん · nanzen | Thousands. |
How to use it
Japanese counts large numbers by ten thousands: 10,000 is 一万 (ichiman), not "ten thousand."
A 1,000-yen bill is 千円札 (sen'ensatsu).
Example sentences
- これは千円です。Kore wa sen'en desu.This is 1,000 yen.
- 千円札しかありません。Sen'ensatsu shika arimasen.I only have a 1,000-yen bill.
- 参加者は三千人でした。Sankasha wa sanzennin deshita.There were 3,000 participants.
- 一万円は千円札十枚です。Ichiman'en wa sen'ensatsu jūmai desu.10,000 yen is ten 1,000-yen bills.
- 何千人もの人が集まりました。Nanzennin mo no hito ga atsumarimashita.Thousands of people gathered.
- このホテルは一泊八千円です。Kono hoteru wa ippaku hassen'en desu.This hotel is 8,000 yen a night.
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Questions
How do you say 10,000 in Japanese?
10,000 is 一万 (ichiman). Japanese groups big numbers by 万 (ten thousand), so 100,000 is 十万 (jūman).
Why is 3,000 sanzen?
The sound of 千 changes after some numbers: 三千 (sanzen), 八千 (hassen).
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