Keyword
thousand
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig40
Readings
せん
(52%)
(42%)
ぜん
(5%)
Composed of
slash left
ten
Mnemonic

An extra stroke on the top, and a ten becomes a thousand! Why? Well, three strokes, three zeroes!

Used in kanji (11 in total)
hand
heavy
tongue
droop
Used in vocabulary (322 in total)
1,000; thousand
many thousands
thousands; several thousand
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
3000; three thousand; many
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
Chiba (city, prefecture)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
four thousand; 4,000
1,000; one thousand
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
thousand years; very long period; forever
1000 ri; (a) long distance
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
8000; eight thousand; many
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
thousand years; many years
10,000,000; ten million
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
7000; seven thousand
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
great depth; bottomless; great height
tottering steps; drunken staggering
thousand-fold
3000; three thousand
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
in pieces
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
innumerable changes; infinite variety
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
10,000,000; ten million
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
the whole world; the universe
8000; eight thousand; many
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
flood of customers; roaring business
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
division by 1000; one-thousandth
four thousand; 4,000
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
thousand-year period
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
7000; seven thousand
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
thousand years; very long period; forever
one thousand days
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
bottomless ravine; abyss
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
1,000; one thousand
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
thousand times
tens of millions (of)
priceless; invaluable
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to tear off; to rip off
thousands; great number of; variety
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
Senke school of tea ceremony
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
thinly shredded cabbage
Kurile Islands
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
tremendous number
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
(having experienced) many battles
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable
hound's-tooth check
many torii; torii corridor
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
great depth; bottomless; great height
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
to tear off; to rip off
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
a great many words; huge number of words
monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull
eternally unchanging
multimillionaire; billionaire
the mistake of a wise man
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
scattered clouds
lots of words
many layers; many piles
variety of plants; various herbs
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
many waves; onrushing waves
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
pickled sliced radishes
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
broker; land agent; great liar; unreliable person
plover on the beach; plovers near the shore
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
every moment is precious; time is money; precious time
multilayered; cheeky
very careless; quite thoughtless
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
various forms; various circumstances
thousands; great number of; variety
(arch.) all sorts of birds; (arch.) hundreds (and thousands) of birds; plover; Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale
priceless; invaluable
permillage; rate per thousand
an endless variety of forms; multifariousness
much thought
bottomless ravine; abyss
an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
light greenish-blue
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed
deep meditation; mature consideration
permanence; immortality; eternity
in pieces
sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)
place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
sorry; excuse me; thank you
Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
plover on the riverside; plovers near a river
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
terraced rice fields
being a match for a thousand
a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)
vast expanse of fertile land
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
for ever and ever; (through) eternity; countless ages; till the end of time
masturbation (male)
captain of a thousand
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War; 1333)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea); rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person
all sorts of things; all manner of affairs
some are wise and some are otherwise; (lit.) one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman
one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)
being bold; daring; plucky; having a lot of guts; being quite nerveless
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
hairyflower bellflower (Campanula chamissonis)
pickled sliced radishes
being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
flood of customers; roaring business
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
masturbation (male)
monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; banal; dull
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
countless number; extremely large number
chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper
Chitose Station (Chiba)
Chollima; winged horse of East Asian mythologies
a parent will do anything for their child; (lit.) a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae); bourgeois red snapper; bourgeois fish
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
many volumes
great diversity of form
many nights; a thousand nights
competent local official
rate per thousand
Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea
beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile
a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation
So many people, so many minds; Everyone has his own ideas and tastes; It takes all sorts to make a world; To each his (her) own
very sudden; very abrupt
beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
still remaining after a thousand years; immortal
Chino Shōhō (Japanese religious group founded by Chino Yūko)
variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
to rule a country requires many great men; (lit.) an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox
for millennia and millennia; for years and years; forever and ever
soaking in dye innumerable times
precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
flocking plovers; flock of plovers
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
millenarianism; millennialism; chiliasm
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
Platanthera hologlottis (species of orchid)
(lit.) Finger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles; words said when making a pinky swear
the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; (lit.) one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
any port will do in a storm; (lit.) when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
to act violently (roughly, rashly)
many years; ages
Chisato Station
Chikuma Station
Oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum); eastern collared pratincole; large Indian pratincole; swallow-plover
stone curlew; thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)
wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
New Zealand dotterel (Charadrius obscurus); New Zealand plover; red-breasted plover
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus); Oriental dotterel
Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus); dotterel
shore dotterel (Thinornis novaeseelandiae); shore plover
red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile); red-faced shag; violet shag
red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile); red-faced shag; violet shag
woolly geranium (Geranium erianthum)
collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola); common pratincole
small pratincole (Glareola lactea); little pratincole; small Indian pratincole
thinly shredded cabbage
Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis); Peters' odd-scaled snake; grey burrowing snake
Amitostigma kinoshitae (species of orchid)
hornbeam maple (Acer carpinifolium)
Pyropia kurogii (species of red algae)
arctic raspberry (Rubus arcticus)
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)
Examples (91 in total)
There were about a thousand people.
As many as a thousand people were there.
There are about a thousand students in all.