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Cultural Context
Etymology
Character representing numerical limit, derived from scorpion shape.
Symbolism
Countless, all, long life. Represents supreme in 'myriad leaves', 'almighty'.
Words & Expressions
Words written with 万
Four-Character Compounds
一天万乗
いってんばんじょう
the whole realm
気炎万丈
きえんばんじょう
in high spirits; talking big
十万億土
じゅうまんおくど
eternity; paradise
笑止千万
しょうしせんばん
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
森羅万象
しんらばんしょう
all things in nature; the whole creation
千軍万馬
せんぐんばんば
(having experienced) many battles
千言万語
せんげんばんご
a great many words; huge number of words
千差万別
せんさばんべつ
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
千姿万態
せんしばんたい
endless variety
千思万考
せんしばんこう
deep meditation; mature consideration
千状万態
せんじょうばんたい
various forms; various circumstances
千辛万苦
せんしんばんく
many hardships
千態万様
せんたいばんよう
great diversity of form
千変万化
せんぺんばんか
innumerable changes; infinite variety
千万無量
せんまんむりょう
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
天地万物
てんちばんぶつ
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
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
万世一系
ばんせいいっけい
unbroken imperial line
万世不易
ばんせいふえき
eternity; perpetuity
万代不易
ばんだいふえき
eternity; perpetuity
千客万来
せんきゃくばんらい
flood of customers; roaring business
諸事万端
しょじばんたん
everything; all things
千紫万紅
せんしばんこう
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
遺憾千万
いかんせんばん
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable
雲煙万里
うんえんばんり
limitless expanse of clouds and smoke
雲泥万里
うんでいばんり
being poles apart; (there being) all the difference in the world
黄塵万丈
こうじんばんじょう
rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
奇怪千万
きかいせんばん
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous
波濤万里
はとうばんり
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands
不埒千万
ふらちせんばん
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible
万古不易
ばんこふえき
eternally unchanging
万死一生
ばんしいっしょう
advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death
万事万端
ばんじばんたん
everything; all things; all affairs
万物流転
ばんぶつるてん
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing
万緑一紅
ばんりょくいっこう
one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
迷惑千万
めいわくせんばん
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
千山万水
せんざんばんすい
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
失敬千万
しっけいせんばん
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
失礼千万
しつれいせんばん
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
心外千万
しんがいせんばん
being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at)
千古万古
せんこばんこ
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
千態万状
せんたいばんじょう
an endless variety of forms; multifariousness
前程万里
ぜんていばんり
a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one
唐突千万
とうとつせんばん
very sudden; very abrupt
万夫不当
ばんぷふとう
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
卑怯千万
ひきょうせんばん
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
無礼千万
ぶれいせんばん
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
平沙万里
へいさばんり
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain
鵬程万里
ほうていばんり
(over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place
万劫末代
まんごうまつだい
eternity; through all eternity; for evermore
無念千万
むねんせんばん
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed
一粒万倍
いちりゅうまんばい
a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
七珍万宝
しっちんまんぽう
the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
千緒万端
せんしょばんたん
all sorts of things; all manner of affairs
懸軍万里
けんぐんばんり
military expedition deep into enemy territory
千秋万歳
せんしゅうばんぜい
may you live a thousand years
万事休す
ばんじきゅうす
All is lost; The situation is hopeless
Poetry
春や昔十五万石の城下かな
Spring as it was long ago — a castle town of a hundred and fifty thousand koku.
Anime & Manga
100万の命の上に俺は立っている
I'm Standing on a Million Lives
A well-known work with 万 in its Japanese title.
寿命を買い取ってもらった。一年につき、一万円で。
Three Days of Happiness
A well-known work with 万 in its Japanese title.
聖女の魔力は万能です
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
A well-known work with 万 in its Japanese title.
劇場版デート・ア・ライブ 万由里ジャッジメント
Date A Live Mayuri Judgement
A well-known work with 万 in its Japanese title.
劇場版 銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
A well-known work with 万 in its Japanese title.
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WikipediaFrequently Asked Questions
What does 万 mean in Japanese?
万 means ten thousand, 10,000.
How do you read 万?
On'yomi: マン、バン (MAN, BAN). Kun'yomi: よろず (yorozu).
How many strokes does 万 have?
万 has 3 strokes. Its radical is 一 (one).
Is 万 a good kanji for a tattoo?
万 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means ten thousand, 10,000. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.