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Meanings
1
one million; 1,000,000
The exact number 1,000,000. Used in counting, prices, populations, and statistics.
The population of this city is about one million.
I won one million yen in the lottery.
2
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～.
Countless stars were shining in the night sky.
Usage patterns
- 百万円one million yen (a large sum of money)
He won one million yen in the lottery.
- 百万の〈物〉countless amounts of ~ (figurative, not literal)
One action matters more than a million words.
- 百万人one million people
This city's population exceeds one million.
- 百万分の一one in a million; extremely rare probability
The chance of such a coincidence happening is one in a million.