numeric
thousand; 1,000
The basic numeral for 1,000. The reading ち appears mainly in compounds and counters (e.g., 千切る, 千代).
この本は千ページ以上ある。
This book has over a thousand pages.
千円札をくずしてもらえますか。
Could you break a thousand-yen bill?
Used in legal documents; not encountered in everyday writing.
Used in legal documents; not encountered in everyday writing.
万 means 10,000, the next major unit in the Japanese counting system.
The kanji 千 is a pictograph originally representing a large number; the reading せん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while ち is the native Japanese kun'yomi.