JLPT N5 kanji · 3 strokes · #195 by frequency
千 — Thousand
- Meaning
- Thousand
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- セン
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- ち
- Radical
- 十
Stroke order
3 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Components
The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.
Memory hook
The accountant adds a diagonal stroke (丿) to his ten (十): the total jumps to a thousand (千).
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 千 | せん | thousand, 1,000 |
| 千切る | ちぎる | to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up |
| 千鳥 | ちどり | plover |
| 一千 | いっせん | 1,000, one thousand |
| 何千 | なんぜん | many thousands |
| 三千 | さんぜん | 3000, three thousand |
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.