JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
万 means ten thousand. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes, read まん. It is a pictograph: the character began as a picture of the thing itself, so it does not break down into smaller parts. It appears in 万年筆 (fountain pen) and 万歳 (banzai / Long live ~!).
万 is written in 3 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
万 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万 | まん | ten thousand |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| 万歳 | ばんざい | banzai / Long live ~! |
These use 一 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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