English–Japanese
“thousands” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajinanzen
Example
何千人も集まりました。nan zen nin mo atsu ma ri ma shi ta
Thousands gathered.
How to say “thousands” in Japanese
“Thousands” in Japanese is 何千 (nanzen).
It frames an amount as several units of one thousand without naming the total.
Example sentences with 何千
何千人もの観客が会場を埋めました。nan zen nin mo no kan kyaku ga kai jō o u me ma shi ta
Thousands of spectators filled the venue.
Tips for using 何千
- 何千 (nanzen) often appears before a counter, as in 何千人 (nanzen-nin), rather than serving as an exact numerical count.