meaning'thousand'
 onyomiセン
 kunyomi
termpronunciationEnglish
せんthousand
せんえんthousand yen
ごせんえん5,000 yen
さんぜん3,000
りにせんぎりにするto cut into thin strips
せんえんさつa 1,000 yen bill
ちよだChiyoda Ward
ちばChiba Prefecture
ちどりplover
せんばづる1000 origami cranes
いっかくせんきんgetting rich quick
いっきとうせんbeing a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
なんぜんmany thousands
ちのしょうほうChino Shoho (Japanese religious group founded by Chino Yuuko)
せんきゅうひゃくねんだいthe 1900s
せんだい, ちよthousand years; very long period, forever
千仭のせんじんのたにbottomless ravine
せんじん, ちひろgreat depth (lit: thousand fathoms); great height
ちしまKurile Islands
ちとせ, せんねんmillennium, one thousand years
せんしゅうthousand years, many years
せんり1000 ri, (a) long distance
よんせんfour thousand
いかんせんばんhighly regrettable, utterly deplorable
いっせんone thousand
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