万
万·ten thousand
- On-yomi
- マン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一万 | いちまん | 10,000 |
| 百万 | ひゃくまん | one million |
| 十万 | じゅうまん | 100,000 |
| 三万 | さんまん | 30,000 |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
Example sentences
かばんは 一万円でした。
かばんはいちまんえんでした。
The bag was 10,000 yen.
この町には 百万人 住んでいます。
このまちにはひゃくまんにんすんでいます。
A million people live in this town.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Saying *まん alone for 10,000 instead of いちまん
Memory aid
Picture it
A flat line with a big swooping tail: one sweep that carries ten thousand.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 万まんten thousand
- 万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen
- 万引きまんびきshoplifting
- 万一まんいちin case, by any chance
- 万が一まんがいちby any chance; in the unlikely event
- 万歳ばんざいhurrah!, long live...!; raising both arms in celebration; (colloquial) giving up
- 万端ばんたんeverything, all (preparations)
- 万事ばんじeverything, all
- 千差万別せんさばんべつinfinite variety
- 万人ばんじんall people; everyone; the whole world
- 万能ばんのうall-purpose; universal; almighty; omnipotent
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