“Thousand” or “Many” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “千”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “千” means “Thousand” or “Many” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “千”

Jouyou Kanji “千” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
3 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
せん(sen) |
| Kun-Yomi |
ち(chi) |
| Meanings |
Thousand, Thousand times |
| Many |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “千”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 千客万来(せんきゃくばんらい-se n kya ku ba n ra i) |
Have a great number of visitors, So many visitors, Flood of customers |
| 千切り(せんぎり-se n gi ri) |
Finely cut strips (of vegetables, Shredded vegetables |
| 千金(せんきん-se n ki n) |
Lot of money, Thousands of money |
| 千鈞(せんきん-se n ki n) |
① Great weight, So heavy, ② Priceless |
| 千軍万馬(せんぐんばんば-se n gu n ba n ba) |
Veteran of many battles, (Having experienced) many battles |
| 千言万語(せんげんばんご-se n ge n ba n go) |
Lavish words, Many words |
| 千古(せんこ-se n ko) |
Remote antiquity, Eternity |
| 千石船(せんごくぶね-se n go ku bu ne) |
Large junk |
| 千古不易(せんこふえき-se n ko fu e ki) |
Eternal, Unchangeable, Everlasting |
| 千古不磨(せんこふま-se n ko fu ma) |
Permanence, Immortality, Eternity |
| 千載(せんざい-se n za i) |
Thousand years, Very long time |
| 千載一遇の機(せんざいいちぐうのき-se n za i i chi gu u no ki) |
Rare opportunity, Chance in a million, Very good chance |
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