Japanese

まん
Meaning: ten thousand; myriad
Part of Speech: Noun, Number

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Handwriting

万

Example sentences

He has more than ten thousand books.
彼は一万円をぽんと出した。
He casually put down 10,000 yen without a second thought.
旅行の費用は全部で十万円かかった。
The travel expenses totaled 100,000 yen.
来場者は五万人を見込んでいる。
We are expecting fifty thousand visitors.
日本の国土の面積は約38万平方キロメートルだ。
The land area of Japan is approximately 380,000 square kilometers.
修理代金として十万円を請求された。
I was charged 100,000 yen for the repair.
費用はおおよそ三万円です。
The cost is approximately 30,000 yen.
一千万円の宝くじが当たった。
I won a 10 million yen lottery.
彼の年収は、せいぜい500万円という所だろう。
His annual income is probably 5 million yen at most.
彼の年収は一千万円を超えている。
His annual income exceeds ten million yen.

Usage Notes

A basic numerical unit in East Asian counting systems (10,000). Also used to mean 'many' or 'everything'.

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