ChiramiN5 kanji · 3 strokes
万 means ten thousand
万
万Real origin
A short form of 萬, once a drawing of a scorpion, borrowed for ten thousand.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- ten thousand
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) よろず yorozu
よろず (yorozu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) マン man
マン (man) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: バン ban
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Common word
万一 まんいち · man'ichi
emergency, the worst(-case scenario)
Built from
- 一 one
- 丿 a sweeping stroke
- 丨 a line
Quick check
What does 万 mean?
Right: 万 means ten thousand.Not quite: 万 means ten thousand.In 万一, which reading does 万 use?
Right. 万一 is read まんいち (man'ichi): 万 takes マン, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 万一 is read まんいち (man'ichi): 万 takes マン, its reading from Chinese.