(ななせん)

ななせん
number
seven thousand; 7,000
numberquantity
1. seven thousand; 7,000
The number 7,000, formed as (なな) (seven) × (せん) (1,000). No sound change occurs, and なな is used rather than しち.
七千(ななせん)(えん)時計(とけい)
A seven-thousand-yen watch.
I walked seven thousand steps yesterday.
That company employs seven thousand people nationwide.

Formed as (なな) × (せん). しちせん is not used; なな is the standard reading before (せん), as it is before most counters.

Sound changes in the thousands

Common expressions