千本

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
千 本
せん
Grade: 1 		ほん > ぼん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 千 (sen, “one thousand”) +‎ 本 (hon, counter for long slender objects). The hon changes to bon as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

千(せん)本(ぼん) • (senbon) 

  1. One thousand long slender objects.
    1. Acupuncture needles.
    2. Throwing needles.

Usage notes

  • The long slender objects could be small, such as pins or pencils, or large, such as trees.

Proper noun

千(せん)本(ぼん) • (Senbon) 

  1. an avenue in Kyōto
  2. a train station and the surrounding area in Tatsuno, Hyōgo Prefecture

Usage notes

  • This is often also romanized as Sembon.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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