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千 means '1000' or 'thousand'
Common readings
On
セン
Additional readings
Name かず ゆき
Components
⿱ ノ (乃) katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from 十 ten
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 千 is used 10 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 千 is used 250 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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セン
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numeric
1,000; thousand (阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 5 forms, examples and links)
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セン
(read as ぜん)
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ち
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noun
plover (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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