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Kanji 万: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 万: ten thousand, 10, 000

Key takeaways

Kanji 万: ten thousand, 10, 000. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

万
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Meaning

ten thousand10000

On reading

マンバン

Kun reading

よろず

Radical

一

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 万

ten thousand, 10, 000

Kanji structure breakdown

万

Structure breakdown

一

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine the stroke for 'one' (一) expanding downwards with additional lines to represent the very large number 10,000. This character is used not only for the number itself but also to mean 'all' or 'many,' as seen in words like 'Manse' (hurrah) or 'Manneung' (all-purpose).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

マン
  • 万ばん

    ten thousand / many / all

  • 万人ばんじん

    all people / everybody

  • 万能ばんのう

    all-purpose / versatile / omnipotent

  • 万歳ばんざい

    hurrah / cheers

  • 万一まんいち

    if by any chance / in case

  • 万まん

    ten thousand / a very large number

  • 万年筆まんねんひつ

    fountain pen

Commonly used words

  • 万
    ばん

    ten thousand / many / all

  • 万人
    ばんじん

    all people / everybody

  • 万能
    ばんのう

    all-purpose / versatile / omnipotent

  • 万歳
    ばんざい

    hurrah / cheers

  • 万一
    まんいち

    if by any chance / in case

  • 万
    まん

    ten thousand / a very large number

Example sentences

Example 1

この本は万回読まれた。

Translation

This book has been read ten thousand times.

Example 2

万が一に備えて準備する。

Translation

Prepare for the unlikely event.

Example 3

この商品は万人に人気です。

Translation

This product is popular with everyone.

Example 4

万人が認める事実だ。

Translation

It is a fact acknowledged by all.

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