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Ten Thousand
万
Ten Thousand
On-yomi 🇨🇳:
マン (man)
(Chinese-derived reading)
Variation:
バン (ban)
(in some compounds)
Ten Thousand
Ten Thousand

Pronunciation rules

  • マン (man) is the on-yomi for the number 10,000.
  • In some compounds, the reading changes: 万国 (ばんこく, bankoku: all nations) uses バン (ban) instead of マン.
  • This kanji is primarily used with on-yomi readings in number compounds and other words.

Examples

On-yomiSino-Japanese Readings
一万 です。
It's ten thousand.
Uses on-yomi マン (man) for the number 10,000
万国 の きょうどう
cooperation of all nations
Uses on-yomi バン (ban) in compound 万国 (note: changes to バン in this compound)
万年筆 で かきます。
I write with a fountain pen.
Uses on-yomi マン (man) in compound 万年筆

Quick facts

  • Radical: 一 (one)
  • Strokes: 3
  • Common compounds: 一万 (いちまん, ichiman), 万国 (ばんこく, bankoku), 万年筆 (まんねんひつ, mannenhitsu)
  • ⚠️ Reading variations:
    • 万 in numbers: まん (man)
    • In 万国: ばんこく (bankoku) - changes to バン
    • In 万年筆: まんねんひつ (mannenhitsu) - uses マン

Key Words

一万 - 10,000
万国 - all nations
万年筆 - fountain pen