千本
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
- (Tokyo) せんぼん [séꜜǹbòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) せんぼん [sèńbóń] (Heiban – [0])[1] additional permissible pitch accent for adverbial usage
- IPA(key): [sẽ̞mbõ̞ɴ]
Noun
千本 • (senbon)
- One thousand long slender objects.
- Acupuncture needles.
- Throwing needles.
Usage notes
- The long slender objects could be small, such as pins or pencils, or large, such as trees.
See also
Japanese counter/suffix: 本 (ほん, hon, "long cylindrical objects") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Kanji | Kana | Romaji |
| 1 | 一本 | いっぽん | ippon |
| 2 | 二本 | にほん | nihon |
| 3 | 三本 | さんぼん | sanbon |
| 4 | 四本 | よんほん | yonhon |
| 5 | 五本 | ごほん | gohon |
| 6 | 六本 | ろっぽん | roppon |
| 7 | 七本 | ななほん、しちほん | nanahon, shichihon |
| 8 | 八本 | はっぽん、はちほん | happon, hachihon |
| 9 | 九本 | きゅうほん | kyūhon |
| 10 | 十本 | じっぽん、じゅっぽん | jippon, juppon |
| 11 | 十一本 | じゅういっぽん | jūippon |
| 12 | 十二本 | じゅうにほん | jūnihon |
| 13 | 十三本 | じゅうさんぼん | jūsanbon |
| 20 | 二十本 | にじっぽん、にじゅっぽん | nijippon, nijuppon |
| 21 | 二十一本 | にじゅういっぽん | nijūippon |
| 100 | 百本 | ひゃっぽん、ひゃくほん | hyappon, hyakuhon |
| 1,000 | 千本 | せんぼん | senbon |
| 10,000 | 一万本 | いちまんぼん | ichimanbon |
| 100,000,000 | 一億本 | いちおくほん | ichiokuhon |
| 0 | ０本、零本 | ゼロほん、れいほん | zerohon, reihon |
| ? | 何本 | なんぼん、なんほん | nanbon, nanhon |
Proper noun
千本 • (Senbon)
- an avenue in Kyōto
- a train station and the surrounding area in Tatsuno, Hyōgo Prefecture
Usage notes
- This is often also romanized as Sembon.
References
Further reading
- Suzaku Avenue (modern-day Senbon-dōri) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sembon Station on Wikipedia.Wikipedia