3000; three thousand
The number 3000. Used in counting, prices, years, and other numeric contexts.
This computer cost as much as 3000 dollars.
Ruins from 3000 years ago were discovered.
many; a great number of
Only when written 三千
Figurative use meaning 'a large number' or 'countless'. Restricted to the kanji spelling 三千 and often used in literary or emphatic expressions.
Countless stars shone in the night sky.
Arabic numeral spelling, very common in horizontal writing and for clarity.
Kanji numeral with zero marker, rare and mostly used in formal vertical writing or legal documents.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 三 and 千. The initial consonant of 千 is voiced in さんぜん through regular phonological assimilation in this numeral combination.