一千万(いっせんまん)

いっせんまん
number
ten million, 10,000,000
formalbusinesslegalnumber
1. ten million, 10,000,000
The number 10,000,000, written with the explicit 一(いち) (one) prefix on 千万(せんまん) (ten million) for clarity, most often in formal documents, contracts, and on checks or invoices where the amount must be unambiguous.
一千万(いっせんまん)円(えん)借(か)りた。
I borrowed ten million yen.
契約書(けいやくしょ)には金額(きんがく)一千万(いっせんまん)円(えん)と記(しる)された。
The contract stated the amount as ten million yen.
On a check, you write "ten million yen" in kanji numerals so that no digits can be added later.

一千万(いっせんまん) (ten million) is the same value as 千万(せんまん), but with the 一(いち) (one) written explicitly. Ordinary speech usually drops it and just says 千万(せんまん)えん, but 一(いち) is added in formal writing to prevent the number from being altered or misread.

Usage

Seen especially on legal documents, contracts, receipts, and bank forms, where 一千万(いっせんまん) makes clear that no digit precedes 千万(せんまん). Formal kanji numerals (壱千万(いっせんまん), using 壱(いち) instead of 一(いち)) are used on checks and official documents for the same anti-fraud reason.