万 (じゅうまん · ひゃくまん · まんいち)

Etymology

Variant of 丏. Depicts a person (人) with a cover on top, conveying the original meaning "to not be seen". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Simplified form of 萬.

Components

• 一 — Used here to depict a cover.
• 人

Example sentences

1. １万円でたりる？ — Will ten thousand yen do?
2. 一千万円くらいかな？ — Is it about ten million yen?
3. このコートは一万円です。 — This coat is ten thousand yen.
4. それは１万円ぐらいするだろう。 — It will cost around 10,000 yen.
5. このお金は万一の時のためだよ。 — This money is for a rainy day.

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