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Hey, I’m a bit confused about the difference between 千 and 一千. One of them is “1000″ while the other is “one thousand”? I don’t really get the difference.
If anyone could help me out with this, it would be greatly appreciated!
When you write “one thousand”, you don’t use the kanji for one. Just use the kanji for thousand. Also, when you say it aloud, it should just be “sen” not “ichisen” or “issen”. After the first thousand, you start to add in the kanji for two/three/four/ etc.
Hope I helped. :)
Apparently, you typically use 一千 when it comes right before 万 or other powers of ten thousand – so 一千万 has the 一, but not 千百万. I’m no authority on the subject, though – vaguely wondering if it’s like the difference between “a thousand” and “one thousand” in English.
Speaking of the powers of ten thousand, though, they’re always preceded by 一 even when there’s only one of it. 一万, 一億, 一兆 et cetera.
Oh, I think I get it.
I guess it’s one of those things I’ll fully grasp once I start using it, huh?
Anyway, thanks for all your help everyone!
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