九千(きゅうせん)

きゅうせん
number
nine thousand; 9,000
numberquantity
1. nine thousand; 9,000
The number 9,000, formed as 九(きゅう) (nine) × 千(せん) (1,000). No sound change occurs, and きゅう is used rather than く.
九千(きゅうせん)円(えん)で買(か)った。
I bought it for nine thousand yen.
The number of participants exceeded nine thousand.
This dictionary contains more than nine thousand headwords.

Formed as 九(きゅう) × 千(せん). くせん is not used; きゅう is the standard reading before 千(せん).

Pronunciation

Common expressions

  • 九千(きゅうせん)円(えん): nine thousand yen
  • 九千(きゅうせん)人(にん): nine thousand people
  • 九千(きゅうせん)円(えん)台(だい): in the nine-thousand-yen range