【万】(man,ban/ten thousand,10000) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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How to read 万

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・man　まん
・ban　ばん

For example,
・一万円　ichi-man en　いちまんえん
Japanese ten thousand yen
・一万円札　ichi-man en satsu　いちまんえんさつ
Japanese ten-thousand yen bill
・万全　ban-zen　ばんぜん
perfect

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

There is no the kun-reading 

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・八百万　yao-yoroz　やおよろず
a lot, so many

Meaning of 万

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "万".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・ten thousand
・many, much

Radical of 万

And the radical of this character is 一　ichi.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "万", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 万

・万里　Mari　まり
・万作　Mansaku　まんさく

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 万

・ジョン　万次郎　John Manjirō　じょんまんじろう
He was a translator

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 万.

・朱雀　万丈　Suzaku Ban-jō　すざくばんじょう
He is a character in Haikyu!!

Look-alikes 万

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 万

・方　hō, kata　ほう、かた
　direction

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