Where does “千” come from?

千 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 千, from Old Chinese 千.

千 (Japanese): a thousand, 1000

Definitions

  1. a thousand, 1000

Ancestry of “千”, step by step

千 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 千

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese千—
2Old Chinese千—

via Old Japanese 千

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese千a thousand, 1000
2Proto-Japonictiblood

Words derived from “千”

Every word from Old Chinese 千 →Every word from Middle Chinese 千 →