VocabJLPT N4
thousand
Numeric

Definitions

  1. 1. thousand
  2. 2. 1,000
This number means "one thousand" (1,000) in Japanese. It is a key unit in the Japanese number system and is essential for counting large numbers, prices, and quantities. You will use and hear it constantly when shopping, discussing money, or reading numbers in Japan.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I could watch that movie a thousand times!

Sentence 2

Wait, a thousand people showed up!?

Sentence 3

I did that job a thousand times before it stuck.

Sentence 4

That dream will last a thousand years.

Sentence 5

I listened to that song a thousand times to learn it.