numeric
one million; 1,000,000
The exact number 1,000,000. Used in counting, prices, populations, and statistics.
この都市の人口は約百万です。
The population of this city is about one million.
宝くじで百万円当たった。
I won one million yen in the lottery.
noun
a great many; countless
Figurative use meaning a very large number or amount, not literally one million. Often used in expressions like 百万の～.
百万の星が夜空に輝いていた。
Countless stars were shining in the night sky.
Compound of 百 (ひゃく, 'hundred') and 万 (まん, 'ten thousand'), literally 'one hundred ten-thousands'. The reading follows standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi.