English–Japanese
“thousand” in Japanese
How to say “thousand” in Japanese
“Thousand” in Japanese is 千 (sen). 千 can also mean “one thousand”.
Marks the point reached when one unit is counted a thousand times.
Example sentences with 千
これは千円です。ko re wa sen en de su
This is one thousand yen.
毎月、千円を貯金しています。mai tsuki sen en o cho kin shi te i ma su
I save one thousand yen every month.
Tips for using 千
- Japanese counting groups numbers by four digits, so 千 (sen) fills the thousands place before 万 (man), the unit for ten thousand.