千 Kanji – thousand
The Japanese kanji 千 can mean thousand.
Meaning and Readings
How is 千 read?
千 has the onyomi reading セン and the kunyomi reading ち.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sen, chi.
Common Japanese Words Using 千
These common Japanese words contain 千. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 何千（なんぜん） — many thousands
- 数千（すうせん） — thousands, several thousand
- 千（せん） — thousand, 1,000
- 千円札（せんえんさつ） — 1,000 yen bill
- 千秋楽（せんしゅうらく） — final day of a performance, closing date, final show
- 千切る（ちぎる） — to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up
- 千鳥（ちどり） — plover
- 千島（ちしま） — Kurile Islands
- 千里（せんり） — 1000 ri, (a) long distance
- 八千代（やちよ） — very long period, forever