Recognize 万 in 一万 and 二万; learn the whole words and use them in everyday sentences.

The idea

万 has 3 strokes; follow the order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Read 一万 as いちまん and 二万 as にまん. Learn each reading together with the whole word and its meaning.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
一万いちまん10,000
二万にまん20,000
一万円いちまんえん10,000 yen
万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen

Examples

  • 一万円いちまんえんをさいふに入いれます。I put 10,000 yen in my wallet.
  • このかばんは二万円にまんえんです。This bag costs 20,000 yen.
  • 万年筆まんねんひつで手紙てがみを書かきます。I write a letter with a fountain pen.
  • 三万円さんまんえんのカメラを買かいました。I bought a camera for 30,000 yen.
  • このまちには一万人いちまんにんが住すんでいます。Ten thousand people live in this town.
  • 四万円よんまんえんを旅行りょこうに使つかいます。I spend 40,000 yen on a trip.

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Watch out

万 is 10,000, not 1,000: 一万 is いちまん and 千 is せん. 万年筆 is a word for a fountain pen, not a number of pens.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 一万 in hiragana.

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    いちまん

    一万 is read いちまん; it means 10,000. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  2. Write the reading of 二万 in hiragana.

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    にまん

    二万 is read にまん; it means 20,000. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  3. Complete the missing kanji from this lesson: 一＿円（いちまんえん）.

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    万

    万 completes 一万円, read いちまんえん; the complete expression means 10,000 yen.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 万 from memory in stroke order, and read 一万 and 二万 aloud. Then check their readings and meanings.