Japanese symbol for “thousand”
千
せん
Romaji: sen
thousand; 1,000
In Japanese, thousand is 千, read せん (sen).
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Meanings
- num thousand; 1,000
Written forms: 千、阡、仟. Readings: せん、ち.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thousand”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サウザンド | サウザンド sauzando | thousand |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 千里 | せんり senri | 1000 ri; (a) long distance |
| 千代 | ちよ chiyo | thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages |
| 千葉 | ちば chiba | Chiba (city, prefecture) |
| 千秋楽 | せんしゅうらく senshuuraku | final day of a performance; closing date; final show |
| 千尋 | せんじん senjin | great depth; bottomless |
| 千秋 | せんしゅう senshuu | thousand years; many years |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thousand”.
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.