chi
JLPT N53 strokesKanjiLevel 10 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

千 is the kanji for "Thousand". A common reading is ち (chi). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Thousand

Also : 1000 · One thousand

Readings

kun/ chionせん/ sen

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

千円札を出しました。

せんえんさつをだしました。

I took out a 1000-yen bill.

千年以上前の話です。

せんねんいじょうまえのはなしです。

It's a story from over a thousand years ago.

Vocabulary using 千

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