三千(さんぜん) さんぜん number three thousand number 1. three thousand The number three thousand. Note the sound change: さん + せん becomes さんぜん (the せ becomes voiced to ぜ). 三千(さんぜん)円(えん)です。🔊 It's three thousand yen. この時計(とけい)は三千(さんぜん)円(えん)でした。🔊 This watch was three thousand yen. 三千(さんぜん)人(にん)の学生(がくせい)がいます。🔊 There are three thousand students. 富士山(ふじさん)は三千(さんぜん)メートル以上(いじょう)あります。🔊 Mt. Fuji is over three thousand meters tall. この町(まち)には三千(さんぜん)年(ねん)の歴史(れきし)があります。とても古(ふる)い町(まち)です。🔊 This town has three thousand years of history. It's a very old town. The number three thousand. After さん, せん voices to ぜん.Counting patterns一千(いっせん) (1,000): っ insertion三千(さんぜん) (3,000): voicing (ぜ)八千(はっせん) (8,000): っ insertionAll other thousands (二千(にせん), 四千(よんせん), 五千(ごせん), 六千(ろくせん), 七千(ななせん), 九千(きゅうせん)) keep the regular せん sound.Common collocations三千(さんぜん)円(えん): 3,000 yen三千(さんぜん)人(にん): 3,000 people三千(さんぜん)メートル: 3,000 meters basic Added 2026.1.7 21:44 · Revised 2026.10.3 22:58 00500/00985_sanzen