千
sen
Common
N5
counter
Translations
1.
thousand
2.
one thousand
Notes
The kanji '千' is commonly used in counting and is part of basic Japanese vocabulary, often encountered in daily life and essential for understanding numbers.
Examples
この町には千人が住んでいます。
Kono machi ni wa sen nin ga sundeimasu.
A thousand people live in this town.
彼は千円を持っています。
Kare wa sen en o motteimasu.
He has a thousand yen.
千羽の鶴を折りました。
Senba no tsuru o orimashita.
I folded a thousand cranes.