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萬

萬 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning

ten thousand, 10,000

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （数詞）一万。十の四乗。
  2. 非常に多い。
  3. 全て。
  4. 麻雀牌の萬子。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。さそりの形を象る。「さそり」を意味する漢語｛蠆｝を表す字。のち仮借して「10000」を意味する漢語｛萬｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • マン
  • バン
Kun (native)
  • よろず
Nanori (used in names)
  • かず
  • ま
  • ゆる
  • よし
Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese readings
  • 拼音wan4
  • 拼音mo4
  • 한글man
  • Hán-ViệtVạn

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+842C

Components

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹禺

Words using this kanji

  • 萬ワンcounter for character tiles「万」の大字。
  • 萬刀まんとうninja weapon disguised as a pair of garden shears
  • 萬里蟹バンリガニWanli Crab (brand name for crab caught in the Wanli district of Taiwan)

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Lookup codes

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4422.7
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0a3.8
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2974
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3984