On Reading
Chinese reading
マンバン
Kun Reading
Japanese reading
Example Words
一万いちまん
ten thousand
万年筆まんねんひつ
fountain pen
百万ひゃくまん
one million
Memory Tip
Remember this kanji
A simplified scorpion shape - scorpions have been around for 10,000 years!
Common Mistakes
Watch out for
Japanese counts in 10,000s (万), not 1,000s like English. 百万 = 100万 = 1,000,000.
Radical
Building block
一one (horizontal stroke)
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