千
thousand
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
丿 + 十
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of '人' with additional stroke. Large number from one to thousand.
Symbolism
Multitude, eternity, prosperity. Celebrates longevity in 'thousand years'.
Anime & Manga
千と千尋の神隠し
Spirited Away(2001)
Story where protagonist's name changes from 'Chihiro' to 'Sen ('thousand').' Academy Award winner.
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Four-Character Compounds
一騎当千
いっきとうせん
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player); being a match for a thousand
一刻千金
いっこくせんきん
every moment is precious; time is money; precious time; every moment is precious
一字千金
いちじせんきん
word of great value; word of great value
一望千里
いちぼうせんり
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse; sweeping view of the eye
一瀉千里
いっしゃせんり
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.; one swift effort
海千山千
うみせんやません
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox); cunning and experienced in the ways of the world
三千世界
さんぜんせかい
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
笑止千万
しょうしせんばん
highly ridiculous; quite absurd; highly ridiculous
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
千載一遇
せんざいいちぐう
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance); once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity)
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
千両役者
せんりょうやくしゃ
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure; star (actor)
一日千秋
いちじつせんしゅう
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity; (waiting) impatiently
千客万来
せんきゃくばんらい
flood of customers; roaring business; flood of customers
一攫千金
いっかくせんきん
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke; getting rich quick
千編一律
せんぺんいちりつ
monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped; monotonous
千紫万紅
せんしばんこう
multitude of colors; multitude of colours; multitude of colors
悪事千里
あくじせんり
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire; bad news traveling fast
遺憾千万
いかんせんばん
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable; highly regrettable
一諾千金
いちだくせんきん
one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost; one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold
奇怪千万
きかいせんばん
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; very strange (mysterious, weird)
千古不易
せんこふえき
eternally unchanging; eternally unchanging
千古不滅
せんこふめつ
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal; everlasting
不埒千万
ふらちせんばん
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible; very insolent
迷惑千万
めいわくせんばん
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing; great nuisance
沃野千里
よくやせんり
vast expanse of fertile land; vast expanse of fertile land
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
千慮一失
せんりょいっしつ
mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person; mere slip by someone who is usually very careful
千慮一得
せんりょいっとく
even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea; even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea
一人当千
いちにんとうせん
being a match for a thousand; being a match for a thousand
一笑千金
いっしょうせんきん
a smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman; a smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold
舳艫千里
じくろせんり
a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation; a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation
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
千古不磨
せんこふま
permanence; immortality; eternity; permanence
千態万状
せんたいばんじょう
an endless variety of forms; multifariousness; an endless variety of forms
千里同風
せんりどうふう
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful; a country being in a state of universal peace
唐突千万
とうとつせんばん
very sudden; very abrupt; very sudden
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)
無念千万
むねんせんばん
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed; being really disappointed
一擲千金
いってきせんきん
being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat; being lavish with one's money
千緒万端
せんしょばんたん
all sorts of things; all manner of affairs; all sorts of things
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
Proverbs & Idioms
千里の道も一歩から
せんりのみちもいっぽから
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Great achievements start small
Poetry
月みれば 千々に物こそ 悲しけれ 我が身ひとつの 秋にはあらねど
Poem #23 from Hyakunin Isshu
淡路島 かよふ千鳥の 鳴く声に 幾夜ねざめぬ 須磨の関守
Poem #78 from Hyakunin Isshu