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N5 Kanji 13: 万
Meaning of kanji 万:
In Japanese, 万 means “ten thousand”.
How to read kanji 万:
| Kunyomi | Not often used |
| Onyomi | まん、ばん |
How to write kanji 万:
Origin of kanji 万:
The original meaning of 万 is scorpion，a scorpion has everything，such as pliers，body and tail，so we use it to stand for a number，which is ten thousand， you can remember it as “even if you have ten thousand lives，you will die if you got stung.”
Development of kanji 万:
Vocabulary containing kanji 万:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一万 | いちまん | ten thousand |
| 二万 | にまん | twenty thousand |
| 三万 | さんまん | thirty thousand |
| 四万 | よんまん | forty thousand |
| 五万 | ごまん | fifty thousand |
| 六万 | ろくまん | sixty thousand |
| 七万 | ななまん | seventy thousand |
| 八万 | はちまん | eighty thousand |
| 九万 | きゅうまん | ninety thousand |
| 万能 | ばんのう | universal |
Example Sentences of kanji 万:
| 一万円以上します。 It will cost more than ten thousand yen. 万年筆って持ってる？ Do you have a fountain pen? 彼は月に３０万円稼ぐ。 He earns 300,000 yen a month. 彼は私に三万円くれた。 He gave me 30,000 yen. 準備は万端です。 Everything is ready. |
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