ๅ
Thousand
ใก (chi)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
According to Japanese tradition, anyone who folds one thousand paper cranes (senbazuru) may be granted a wish. The belief became known worldwide through the story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who folded cranes while recovering from radiation sickness after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Today, paper cranes remain a symbol of hope, peace, and perseverance.
Memory Trick
Take ๅ (ten) and add one extra stroke. Suddenly you've gone from ten to a thousand. That's ๅ.
Readings
Onyomi: ใปใณ (sen)
Kunyomi: ใก (chi)
Example Words
ๅ
ใใ (sen)
One thousand
ๅๅ
ใใใใ (senen)
1,000 yen
ไบๅ
ใซใใ (nisen)
2,000
ๅไบบ
ใใใซใ (sennin)
1,000 people
Example Sentence
ใใฎใใฐใใฏไธๅๅใงใใใ
ใใฎ ใใฐใ ใฏ ใใใใใใ ใงใใใ
sono kaban wa sanzenen deshita
That bag cost 3,000 yen.