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. 昨日(きのう)は七千(ななせん)歩(ほ)歩(ある)いた。🔊 I walked seven thousand steps yesterday. その会社(かいしゃ)は全国(ぜんこく)で七千(ななせん)人(にん)の社員(しゃいん)を抱(かか)えている。🔊 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.Sound changes in the thousands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): regularCommon expressions七千(ななせん)円(えん): seven thousand yen七千(ななせん)人(にん): seven thousand people七千(ななせん)メートル級(きゅう)の山(やま): a mountain in the seven-thousand-metre class general Added 2026.8.8 3:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 30000/30476_nanasen