【千】(sen,zen,chi/ten thousand,1000) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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How to read 千

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・sen　せん
・zen　ぜん

For example,
・千　sen　せん
thousand
・千円　sen-en　せんえん
1,000 yen
千円札　sen-en satsu　せんえんさつ
1,000 yen bill
・千年　sen-nen　せんねん
1,000 years
千年の都　sen-nen no miyako　せんねんのみやこ
a capital of Thousand Years
It's a way of describing Kyoto.
and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・chi　ち

For example,
・千歳　Chitose　ちとせ
1,000 years. long period of time.
It's a poetic expression.
and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meaning of 千

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "千".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・thousand

Radical of 千

And the radical of this character is 十　ju.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・千葉　Chiba　ちば
・千田　Chida, Senda　ちだ、せんだ
・千賀　Senga　せんが

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 千

・千尋　Chihiro　ちひろ
・千夏　Chinatsu　ちなつ
・千春　Chiharu　ちはる
・千秋　Chiaki　ちあき

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 千

・千葉 真一 　Chiba Chin-ichi　ちばしんいち
He was an Actor, Martial artist, known internationally as Sonny Chiba

・千住 明　Senju Akira　せんじゅあきら
He is a composer

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 千.

・煉獄 千寿郎　Rengoku Senjurō　れんごくせんじゅろう
He is a character in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

・千秋 真一　Chiaki Shin-ichi　ちあきしんいち
He is a character in Nodame Cantabile

・千歳 千里　Chitose Senri　ちとせせんり
He is a character in The Prince of Tennis

Look-alikes 千

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 千

・干　kan, ho-su　かん、ほ（す）
dry

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