Japanese symbol for “myriad”
万
まん
Romaji: man
10,000; ten thousand
In Japanese, myriad is 万, read まん (man).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- num 10,000; ten thousand
- adj-no, n myriad
- adv, n everything; all
- adj-no, n various
Written forms: 万、萬. Readings: まん、よろず.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “myriad”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八百万 | やおよろず yaoyorozu | myriad; countless things |
| 千万 | せんまん senman | extremely large number; myriad |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万能 | ばんのう bannou | all-purpose; utility; universal |
| 万一 | まんいち man'ichi | (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); 10000 to 1 |
| 万歳 | ばんざい banzai | banzai; hurray; hurrah |
| 万全 | ばんぜん banzen | perfection; flawlessness |
| 万事 | ばんじ banji | all; everything |
| 万引き | まんびき manbiki | shoplifting; shoplifter |
See also: Chinese symbol for “myriad”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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