JLPT N5 kanji · 3 strokes · #375 by frequency
万 — Ten thousand, 10,000
- Meaning
- Ten thousand, 10,000
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- マンバン
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- よろず
- Radical
- 一
In bold: the readings to learn first.
Stroke order
3 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Memory hook
A banner on a hooked pole, planted before an army of ten thousand (万) soldiers.
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万歳 | よろずとせ | ten thousand years, eternity |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| 万 | ばん | completely, absolutely, totally |
| 八百万 | やおよろず | myriad, countless things |
| 万一 | まんいち | (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario) |
| 万人 | ばんにん | all people, everybody |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.