[千] Handwritten Kanji for thousand and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “” (sen); Kanji for “thousand”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “千” (sen)

20-sen
Kanji for thousand

 

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
セン
sen
chi
3thousand

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 / UsageYomiRomajiMeaning
千円札せんえんさつsenensatsuThousand yen bill
千手観音せんじゅかんのんsenjukannonThousand-armed Kannon
千歳飴とせあめchitoseameA candy for Shichi-go-san

 

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