まん

Ten thousand

N5noun·man

How to remember it

The kanji 万 resembles a flipped scorpion; count to 10,000 and you'll be exhausted.

Example sentences

  • この車は二百万円です。

    このくるまはにひゃくまんえんです。

    This car is two million yen.

  • 会場に万人の人が集まった。

    かいじょうにまんにんのひとがあつまった。

    Ten thousand people gathered at the venue.

Usage

Counter unit for 10,000; Japanese groups numbers by four digits, not three.

Related words

百万万円

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