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Kotomora

萬

ten thousand, 10,000

StatusJinmeiyō (variant)FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • マン
  • バン

Kun'yomi

  • よろず

Nanori

  • かず
  • ま
  • ゆる
  • よし

Meaning

萬 centers on the large number ten thousand, often used to express a vast or countless amount.

Most common words using 萬

  • 萬ワン

    counter for character tiles

  • 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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Etymology

萬 originally depicted a scorpion, which was later borrowed to represent the number ten thousand. The modern form retains the scorpion-like shape with the grass top 艹 and the body 禺.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 艹 looks like grass, and the bottom 禺 resembles a scorpion. Imagine a vast field of grass where ten thousand scorpions are hiding.

Reading mnemonic

For マン, picture a man standing in awe before ten thousand scorpions: man -> マン, and the sheer number is overwhelming.