1.
thousand, 1000
The number one thousand.
千 means one thousand. Be careful of sound changes when counting.
SOUND CHANGES:
- 一千 / 千: 1,000
- 二千: 2,000
- 三千: 3,000 (zen, not sen)
- 四千: 4,000
- 五千: 5,000
- 六千: 6,000
- 七千: 7,000
- 八千: 8,000 (doubled s)
- 九千: 9,000
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 千円札: 1,000-yen bill
- 何千: thousands of
- 千に一つ: one in a thousand
KUN'YOMI READING:
千 appears in place names like 千葉 (Chiba).