千 kanji: thousand
千 is a JLPT N5 kanji with 3 strokes. It is read セン, ち.
- Meaning
- thousand
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- ち
- Strokes
- 3
- JLPT level
- N5
- School grade
- Elementary school grade 1
How to write 千: stroke order
Each step adds one stroke. The newest stroke is red and numbered at its starting point.
How to remember 千
A person (人) on top of ten (十): a person standing on a ten-story building, looking across a thousand.
Words that use 千
- 千円せんえん - one thousand yen
- 三千さんぜん - three thousand
Example sentence
この本は千円です。
This book costs one thousand yen.
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Questions about 千
- What does 千 mean?
- 千 means thousand.
- How do you read 千?
- 千 has the on'yomi セン and the kun'yomi ち.
- How many strokes does 千 have?
- 千 is written with 3 strokes. It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
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