(2 entries)
まん
Alternative readings: よろず
Alternative writings:
JLPT:N5
Frequency:
1

The number ten thousand (10,000); used as a numeral or unit (e.g. monetary or population counts).

Numeric

Examples

人口は約一万人(いちまんにん)だ。

The population is about ten thousand people.

この商品は一万二千円で売られている。

This product is being sold for 12,000 yen.

契約書では旧字の「萬」が使われている場合がある。

Old-style character '萬' is sometimes used in contracts.

2

Myriad; a very large number or variety of things (often expressed as よろず in older/poetic usage).

NounNoun Taking 'の'

Examples

よろずの困難を乗り越えて彼は成功した。

He succeeded after overcoming myriad difficulties.

この市場には万(よろず)の商品が並んでいるようだ。

It seems like myriad goods are displayed in this market.

3

Everything; all. Used in compounds such as 万事 (all matters) or 万物 (all things).

NounAdverb

Examples

万事(ばんじ)は準備万端に整った。

Everything is fully prepared.

万物は常に変化している。

All things are constantly changing.

万(すべて)を尽くして準備した。

I did everything I could to prepare.

4

Various (archaic). An older usage meaning 'various' or 'many different kinds'.

NounNoun Taking 'の'Archaic

Examples

古文では『よろずの事』と書いて、さまざまなことを意味する。

In classical texts 'よろずの事' is written to mean various matters.