千 — thousand (JLPT N5 kanji)
千
thousand
セン ち
3 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- セン
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- ち
Meanings
thousand
Words with 千
千せんthousand
Appears in these kanji
話ワ・はなspeak; story
動ドウ・うごmove
活カツ・いactive; living
重ジュウ・えheavy; serious
乗ジョウ・のride; get on
働ドウ・はたらwork
種シュ・たねseed; kind
辞ジ・やword; resign
乱ラン・みだdisorder
郵ユウmail
衝ショウ・つcollide
括カツ・くくput together
剰ジョウ・あまつさえsurplus
勲クン・いさおmeritorious service
垂スイ・たhang down
憩ケイ・いこrest
睡スイ・ねむsleep
舌ゼツ・したtongue
Do not confuse with
干カン・ほdry
午ゴ・うまnoonIn the vocabulary
千
One thousand.
How to remember it
千A short sloping stroke crosses the top of 十. Picture that extra mark turning ten into a much bigger number: a thousand. Compare 干, whose top stroke is horizontal.