万
ten thousand · 10,000
Details
Stroke Order
Cultural Context
Etymology
Character representing numerical limit, derived from scorpion shape.
Symbolism
Countless, all, long life. Represents supreme in 'myriad leaves', 'almighty'.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一天万乗
いってんばんじょう
the whole realm; the whole realm
気炎万丈
きえんばんじょう
in high spirits; talking big; in high spirits
十万億土
じゅうまんおくど
eternity; paradise; eternity
笑止千万
しょうしせんばん
highly ridiculous; quite absurd; highly ridiculous
森羅万象
しんらばんしょう
all things in nature; the whole creation; all things in nature
千軍万馬
せんぐんばんば
(having experienced) many battles; (having experienced) many battles
千言万語
せんげんばんご
a great many words; huge number of words; a great many words
千差万別
せんさばんべつ
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging; an infinite variety of
千姿万態
せんしばんたい
endless variety; endless variety
千思万考
せんしばんこう
deep meditation; mature consideration; deep meditation
千状万態
せんじょうばんたい
various forms; various circumstances; various forms
千辛万苦
せんしんばんく
many hardships; many hardships
千態万様
せんたいばんよう
great diversity of form; great diversity of form
千変万化
せんぺんばんか
innumerable changes; infinite variety; innumerable changes
千万無量
せんまんむりょう
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable; innumerable
天地万物
てんちばんぶつ
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth; the whole creation
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; stormy and full of drama
万世一系
ばんせいいっけい
unbroken imperial line; unbroken imperial line
万世不易
ばんせいふえき
eternity; perpetuity; eternity
万代不易
ばんだいふえき
eternity; perpetuity; eternity
千客万来
せんきゃくばんらい
flood of customers; roaring business; flood of customers
諸事万端
しょじばんたん
everything; all things; everything
千紫万紅
せんしばんこう
multitude of colors; multitude of colours; multitude of colors
遺憾千万
いかんせんばん
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable; highly regrettable
雲煙万里
うんえんばんり
limitless expanse of clouds and smoke; 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; being poles apart
黄塵万丈
こうじんばんじょう
rising cloud of (yellowish) dust; rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
奇怪千万
きかいせんばん
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; very strange (mysterious, weird)
波濤万里
はとうばんり
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands; faraway lands
不埒千万
ふらちせんばん
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible; very insolent
万古不易
ばんこふえき
eternally unchanging; 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; advancing in the face of death
万事万端
ばんじばんたん
everything; all things; all affairs; everything
万物流転
ばんぶつるてん
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing; all things are in a state of flux
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; one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation
迷惑千万
めいわくせんばん
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing; great nuisance
千山万水
せんざんばんすい
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel; many mountains and rivers
失敬千万
しっけいせんばん
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite); extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
失礼千万
しつれいせんばん
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite); 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); being totally upset (by)
千古万古
せんこばんこ
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past; remote antiquity
千態万状
せんたいばんじょう
an endless variety of forms; multifariousness; an endless variety of forms
前程万里
ぜんていばんり
a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one; a bright (rosy) future awaiting one
唐突千万
とうとつせんばん
very sudden; very abrupt; very sudden
万夫不当
ばんぷふとう
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant); being a match for thousands
卑怯千万
ひきょうせんばん
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike; very mean (sneaky)
無礼千万
ぶれいせんばん
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite); extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
平沙万里
へいさばんり
vast stretch of desert; vast expanse of sandy plain; vast stretch of desert
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; (over) a great distance
万劫末代
まんごうまつだい
eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; eternity
無念千万
むねんせんばん
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed; being really disappointed
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; a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest
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; the seven treasures and many other precious things
千緒万端
せんしょばんたん
all sorts of things; all manner of affairs; all sorts of things
懸軍万里
けんぐんばんり
military expedition deep into enemy territory; 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; may you live a thousand years
万事休す
ばんじきゅうす
All is lost; The situation is hopeless