五千(ごせん) ごせん number five thousand; 5,000 numberquantity 1. five thousand; 5,000 The number 5,000, formed as 五(ご) (five) × 千(せん) (1,000). No sound change occurs. 五千(ごせん)円(えん)札(さつ)。🔊 A five-thousand-yen note. 今日(きょう)は五千(ごせん)歩(ほ)しか歩(ある)かなかった。🔊 I only walked five thousand steps today. その寺(てら)は五千(ごせん)年(ねん)とは言(い)わないが、千年(せんねん)以上(いじょう)の歴史(れきし)があるそうだ。🔊 The temple isn't five thousand years old, but it apparently has over a thousand years of history. Formed as 五(ご) × 千(せん). Among the thousands, only three combinations change sound — worth memorizing as a set.Pronunciation三千(さんぜん): 3,000 — せん voices to ぜん八千(はっせん): 8,000 — はち shortens to はっ一千(いっせん): 1,000 — いち shortens to いっ五千(ごせん), 四千(よんせん), 六千(ろくせん), 七千(ななせん), 九千(きゅうせん): regularCommon expressions五千(ごせん)円(えん)札(さつ): five-thousand-yen note, which bears the portrait of 樋口(ひぐち)一葉(いちよう)五千(ごせん)人(にん): five thousand people五千(ごせん)歩(ほ): five thousand steps general Added 2026.8.7 9:23 · Revised 2026.10.5 21:34 30000/30470_gosen