万（まん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: 10,000 (ten thousand)
Example sentences
- 友達に一万円を借りた。 — I borrowed ten thousand yen from a friend.
- 万が一のために準備する。 — I'm preparing just in case.
Idioms & proverbs containing “万”
- 波乱万丈 (はらんばんじょう) — stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
- 一事が万事 (いちじがばんじ) — seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
- 万緑叢中紅一点 (ばんりょくそうちゅうこういってん) — one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
- 風邪は万病の元 (かぜはまんびょうのもと) — a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses
- 人間万事塞翁が馬 (にんげんばんじさいおうがうま) — inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
- 鶴は千年亀は万年 (つるはせんねんかめはまんねん) — enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
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