- 千 — thousand
- 二千 — two thousand
- 千円 — 1,000 yen
- 千人 — a thousand people
- 千年 — a thousand years
- 千葉県 — Chiba Prefecture
- 千代田区 — Chiyoda Ward (Tokyo)
- 数千 — several thousand
More examples
- 千羽鶴 — 1,000 paper cranes
- 千客万来 — flood of customers
- 千本桜 — thousand cherry blossoms
“千” is a core number kanji meaning one thousand. You’ll see it in money (千円), time (千年), and quantity words like 数千 (several thousand). In expressions, it can also suggest “a lot,” not only an exact count.
