Readings
Meanings
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘdrop (丶) · ten (十) · needle (丨)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 40
Compound words
Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591), the most influential Japanese tea master, who shaped the tea ceremony and wabi-sabi aesthetics.red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes3000; three thousand; many1000 yen5,000 yenmany thousandsthousands; several thousandploverKurile Islands1000 ri; (a) long distancethousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternityChiba (city, prefecture)1,000 yen billfinal day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournamentto tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluckvery long period; forever; eight thousand yearsto be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shredsKurile Islandsthe 1900s1,0001,000100,000,000,000great depth On Reading Examples
The loss amounts to ten million dollars.tatoeba 世界の人口は１年に９千万人の割合で膨張している。せんまん The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.tatoebaリサーチ・イン・モーションが約２千人の従業員解雇と組織再編を発表した。せん Research in Motion announced the layoff of 2000 employees and a restructuring of the company.tatoebaThe population of the country is roughly estimated at 50,000,000.tatoeba Additional Examples
He has no less than two thousand yen with him.tatoeba They fined him 5,000 yen for illegal parking.tatoeba He transferred to the office in Chiba.tatoeba He took out a 1,000-yen note from his wallet.tatoeba Stroke Order
3 strokes
Thousand. 十 (ten) with a stroke on top.
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