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千
Thousand
ち (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 十 (ten) and add one extra stroke. Suddenly you've gone from ten to a thousand. That's 千.
Readings
Onyomi: セン (sen)
Kunyomi: ち (chi)
Example Words
千
せん (sen)
One thousand
千円
せんえん (senen)
1,000 yen
二千
にせん (nisen)
2,000
千人
せんにん (sennin)
1,000 people
Example Sentence
そのかばんは三千円でした。
その かばん は さんぜんえん でした。
sono kaban wa sanzenen deshita
That bag cost 3,000 yen.