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On'yomi
マン・バン
MAN / BAN
Kun'yomi
よろず
yorozu

ten thousand · 10,000

nature

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Character representing numerical limit, derived from scorpion shape.

Symbolism

Countless, all, long life. Represents supreme in 'myriad leaves', 'almighty'.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一天万乗

いってんばんじょう

the whole realm; the whole realm

気炎万丈

きえんばんじょう

in high spirits; talking big; in high spirits

十万億土

じゅうまんおくど

eternity; paradise; eternity

笑止千万

しょうしせんばん

highly ridiculous; quite absurd; highly ridiculous

森羅万象

しんらばんしょう

all things in nature; the whole creation; all things in nature

千軍万馬

せんぐんばんば

(having experienced) many battles; (having experienced) many battles

千言万語

せんげんばんご

a great many words; huge number of words; a great many words

千差万別

せんさばんべつ

an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging; an infinite variety of

千姿万態

せんしばんたい

endless variety; endless variety

千思万考

せんしばんこう

deep meditation; mature consideration; deep meditation

千状万態

せんじょうばんたい

various forms; various circumstances; various forms

千辛万苦

せんしんばんく

many hardships; many hardships

千態万様

せんたいばんよう

great diversity of form; great diversity of form

千変万化

せんぺんばんか

innumerable changes; infinite variety; innumerable changes

千万無量

せんまんむりょう

innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable; innumerable

天地万物

てんちばんぶつ

the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth; the whole creation

波乱万丈

はらんばんじょう

stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes; stormy and full of drama

万世一系

ばんせいいっけい

unbroken imperial line; unbroken imperial line

万世不易

ばんせいふえき

eternity; perpetuity; eternity

万代不易

ばんだいふえき

eternity; perpetuity; eternity

千客万来

せんきゃくばんらい

flood of customers; roaring business; flood of customers

諸事万端

しょじばんたん

everything; all things; everything

千紫万紅

せんしばんこう

multitude of colors; multitude of colours; multitude of colors

遺憾千万

いかんせんばん

highly regrettable; utterly deplorable; highly regrettable

雲煙万里

うんえんばんり

limitless expanse of clouds and smoke; limitless expanse of clouds and smoke

雲泥万里

うんでいばんり

being poles apart; (there being) all the difference in the world; being poles apart

黄塵万丈

こうじんばんじょう

rising cloud of (yellowish) dust; rising cloud of (yellowish) dust

奇怪千万

きかいせんばん

very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; very strange (mysterious, weird)

波濤万里

はとうばんり

faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands; faraway lands

不埒千万

ふらちせんばん

very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible; very insolent

万古不易

ばんこふえき

eternally unchanging; eternally unchanging

万死一生

ばんしいっしょう

advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death; advancing in the face of death

万事万端

ばんじばんたん

everything; all things; all affairs; everything

万物流転

ばんぶつるてん

all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing; all things are in a state of flux

万緑一紅

ばんりょくいっこう

one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men; one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation

迷惑千万

めいわくせんばん

great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing; great nuisance

千山万水

せんざんばんすい

many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel; many mountains and rivers

失敬千万

しっけいせんばん

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite); extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

失礼千万

しつれいせんばん

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite); extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

心外千万

しんがいせんばん

being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); being totally upset (by)

千古万古

せんこばんこ

remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past; remote antiquity

千態万状

せんたいばんじょう

an endless variety of forms; multifariousness; an endless variety of forms

前程万里

ぜんていばんり

a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one; a bright (rosy) future awaiting one

唐突千万

とうとつせんばん

very sudden; very abrupt; very sudden

万夫不当

ばんぷふとう

being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant); being a match for thousands

卑怯千万

ひきょうせんばん

very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike; very mean (sneaky)

無礼千万

ぶれいせんばん

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite); extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

平沙万里

へいさばんり

vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain; vast stretch of desert

鵬程万里

ほうていばんり

(over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place; (over) a great distance

万劫末代

まんごうまつだい

eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; eternity

無念千万

むねんせんばん

being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed; being really disappointed

一粒万倍

いちりゅうまんばい

a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves; a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest

七珍万宝

しっちんまんぽう

the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world; the seven treasures and many other precious things

千緒万端

せんしょばんたん

all sorts of things; all manner of affairs; all sorts of things

懸軍万里

けんぐんばんり

military expedition deep into enemy territory; military expedition deep into enemy territory

千秋万歳

せんしゅうばんぜい

may you live a thousand years; may you live a thousand years

万事休す

ばんじきゅうす

All is lost; The situation is hopeless