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仟

Thousand

On’yomiせん
Kun’yomiち・かしら
5 strokes Radical 人 man
書き順 · Stroke order

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 仟

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 仟

人 Radical 9 of 214
Man

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 仟 is filed under 人 (man) — radical number 9 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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Thousand せん ち・かしら
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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 仟

What does the kanji 仟 mean?

仟 means Thousand.

How do you read the kanji 仟?

仟 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) せん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) ち、かしら.

How many strokes does 仟 have?

仟 is written with 5 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 仟?

The radical of 仟 is 人 (man), radical number 9 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 仟 made of?

仟 is built from 亻 (radical number 9) and 千 (thousand). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

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