Today’s Kanji is “千” (sen); Kanji for “thousand”.
Handwritten Kanji “千” (sen)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “千”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 千 | セン
ち |
sen
chi |
3 | 十 | thousand |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “千”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 千円札 | せんえんさつ | senensatsu | Thousand yen bill |
| 千手観音 | せんじゅかんのん | senjukannon | Thousand-armed Kannon |
| 千歳飴 | ちとせあめ | chitoseame | A candy for Shichi-go-san |
