Meaning

Primary

Four Thousand

Word Type

numeral

Explanation

You have four and you have thousand. Multiply them together and you have four thousand.

Reading

よんせん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. That's true for the part, but the reading is kun'yomi. You should know how to read this word as long as you've been studying your kanji!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 四千ドル

    four thousand dollars

    四千キロ

    four thousand kilos, four thousand kilometers

    四千円

    four thousand yen

Context Sentences

フォロワーが四千人になりました。

I hit four thousand followers.

この山は、およそ四千メートルです。

This mountain is about 4000 meters tall.

四千円で他人の心は、かえないよ。

You can't buy someone's heart for 4,000 yen, you know.

Kanji Composition