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N5Kanji

千

thousand. 三千 = さんぜん (not sensen). Sound change with 三 and 何.

Readings

On
セン
Kun
ち

Examples

千（せん）、三千（さんぜん）、千円（せんえん）

thousand, three thousand, 1000 yen

Note

三千 = "sanzen" (not "sensen"). The sound change to "zen" happens with 三 (3) and 何 (how many).

Questions that use this word

N5 3 · N4 5

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N4N4 読解

    ほとんどのコンビニは24時間営業で、全国に約5万5千店以上あります。

    Answer: 食料品の購入、ATM、宅配、コピーなど多くのサービスが使える

  • N5N5 漢字

    「千」の よみかたは？

    Answer: せん

  • N5N5 漢字

    「三千円」の よみかたは？

    Answer: さんぜん

  • N5N5 漢字

    「三千」の よみかたは？

    Answer: さんぜん

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