Japanese Conversation · Level 9
90 words
Japanese word
万
Pronunciation
Romajiman
Meaning
- numberten thousand
Example
これは一万円です。ko re wa ichi man en de su
This is ten thousand yen.
More examples
この商品は一万円では買えません。ko no shō hin wa ichi man en de wa ka e ma se n
You cannot buy this product for ten thousand yen.
Core concept
Treats ten thousand as one counting block for stating amounts.
Common phrases
一万円ichi man en
ten thousand yen
十万円jū man en
one hundred thousand yen
数万円sū man en
tens of thousands of yen
Similar words
千sen: A counting unit equal to one thousand.
百hyaku: A counting unit equal to one hundred.
十jū: A counting unit equal to ten.
Definition in Japanese
数を十進法で数えたときの一万に当たる数。sū o jū shin hō de kazo e ta to ki no ichi man ni a ta ru kazu
Word origin
The Chinese-derived character 万 (man, "ten thousand") names the value "ten thousand," while man is the Sino-Japanese reading used in Japanese.
Usage tips
- Because 万 (man) is a regular amount unit, speakers can express 50,000 as a short number phrase instead of listing five thousands.