Word Meaning 千金

せんきん senkin

千金 is read as せんきん (senkin) and means 1000 pounds.

Meaning

English

1000 pounds
1000 kan
1000 yen
1000 pieces of gold
great weight
pricelessness

Reading

Kana

せんきん

Romaji

senkin

Writing Variants

千鈞せんきん senkin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 108270 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

千里金蘭大学

せんりきんらんだいがく

Senri Kinran University

一攫千金

いっかくせんきん

getting rich quick

価千金

あたいせんきん

priceless

一諾千金

いちだくせんきん

one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold

一笑千金

いっしょうせんきん

a smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold

春宵一刻値千金

しゅんしょういっこくあたいせんきん

a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold

一刻千金

いっこくせんきん

every moment is precious

一字千金

いちじせんきん

word of great value

黄金千貫

こがねせんがん

sweet potato variety (often used in shōchū brewing)

千

ち

thousand

千

せん

thousand

千生

せんなり

bottle gourd

Example Sentences

真の友情は千金にも代え難い。

True friendship is priceless.

彼は一攫千金の夢を抱いて上京した。

He came to Tokyo with the dream of becoming rich.

多くの人が一攫千金を夢見て宝くじを買う。

A lot of people buy lotteries dreaming of wealth at one stroke.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

千両箱千金子 Senyroubako Chikako