How to Say ‘15,000 yen’ in Japanese
一万五千円
ichi man gosen en
[eechi MAHN GOH-sen en]
💬 Usage Tip: Read it in chunks of ten thousand: 一万 (ichiman) + 五千 (gosen) = 15,000.
Phrase Breakdown
一
ichi
[eechi]
one
A Japanese character meaning the number one.
一つお願いします。
One, please.
万
man
[MAHN]
ten thousand
Japanese counts large numbers in units of 10,000.
一万人が来ました。
Ten thousand people came.
五千
gosen
[GOH-sen]
five thousand
The number 5,000; often used with prices in yen.
このワインは五千円です。
This wine is 5,000 yen.
円
en
[en]
yen
The Japanese currency unit.
チケットは八千円です。
The ticket is 8,000 yen.
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