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万

On'yomi
マン・バン
MAN / BAN
Kun'yomi
よろず
yorozu

ten thousand · 10,000

Details

Strokes3
Frequency#375
Radical一one(1)
Old Form萬

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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

万能ばんのうrake
万歳ばんざいbanzai
万年まんねんperennial
万人ばんにんall people
万全ばんぜんperfection

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

俳句 (Haiku)

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.

正岡子規Masaoka Shiki
1895

Anime & Manga

100万の命の上に俺は立っている

I'm Standing on a Million Lives

Anime

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

Manga

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

Anime

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

Anime

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

Anime

A well-known work with 万 in its Japanese title.

Related Figures & Stories

太安万侶

Ō no Yasumaro

Name contains 万

Ō no Yasumaro was a Japanese nobleman, bureaucrat, and chronicler.

Wikipedia

ジョン万次郎

Nakahama Manjirō1827–1898

Name contains 万

Nakahama Manjirō , also known as John Manjirō , was a Japanese samurai and translator who was one of the first Japanese people to visit the United…

Wikipedia

俵万智

Machi Tawarab. 1962

Name contains 万

Machi Tawara is a contemporary Japanese writer, translator and poet.

Wikipedia

Frequently 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.