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N5 · 3 strokes · — · Irodori #78 · Starter L17

千

thousand

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Readings

On’yomi
セン
Kun’yomi
ち

Example words

  • 千

    せん

    thousand; 1,000

  • 千切り

    せんぎり

    finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

  • 千里

    せんり

    1000 ri; (a) long distance

  • 千円札

    せんえんさつ

    1,000 yen bill

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A cross (十) with an extra slanting stroke — a thousand (ten times a hundred).

🧩Components

Remember "thousand" (千) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

千 (せん) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 千 (せん) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: ち — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: セン — common in compound words (熟語).