万 means “ten thousand”

まん · man

Also: 10,000

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

よろず

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

マン, バン

JLPT N5 · Taught in grade 2 · 3 strokes

The story

In Japan, the unit jumps from thousand to ten-thousand. 万 (man) is the foundation of large numbers.

Essential for shopping: ¥10,000 is "ichi-man en" (一万円)

Its parts

• 一 One · Top
• 力 Power · Bottom

One (一) great power (力): ten thousand

Words with 万

• 万人 (ばんにん, bannin): everyone / all people

Kanji that look like 万

• 方 (direction / method): 方 has a longer left hook: direction has more movement

More from Ancient Counting

• 半 half
• 零 zero
• 数 number
• 一番 first
• 年 year
• 分 minute
• 多 many
• 一 one
• 二 two
• 三 three
• 四 four
• 五 five

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.