七千(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 七(なな) (seven) × 千(せん) (1,000). No sound change occurs, and なな is used rather than しち.
七千(ななせん)円(えん)の時計(とけい)。
A seven-thousand-yen watch.
I walked seven thousand steps yesterday.
That company employs seven thousand people nationwide.

Formed as 七(なな) × 千(せん). しちせん is not used; なな is the standard reading before 千(せん), as it is before most counters.

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