How to Say "Two Thousand" in Japanese

二千

nisen[ɲ̟isẽ̞ɴ]

The English phrase "two thousand" is expressed in Japanese as 二千 (nisen).

二千 is a cardinal number used to represent the quantity two thousand.

Meaning: cardinal number (num)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of the kanji 二 (two) and 千 (thousand).

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When writing formal checks or legal documents, you might see 弐千 instead of the standard 二千. These complex versions of the numbers are called 'daiji' and are used to prevent someone from fraudulently altering the amount by adding strokes.
While 二千 is the standard way to say 'two thousand', Japanese speakers often use the word 万 (man) as the primary unit for large numbers. This means they think of 'two thousand' as 'two-tenths of ten thousand' rather than a multiple of a thousand.
The number 二千 is often avoided in some superstitious contexts because the sound ni (two) is a homophone for the word 'divide' or 'separate'.

彼女は本を二千冊持っている。
She has two thousand books.
This sentence shows how to use 二千 when counting books.
Tatoeba #1170966 by bunbuku, translation #316062 by CK
母は妹に月に二千円渡している。
Mother gives my sister two thousand yen every month.
This sentence demonstrates using 二千 to express a monetary amount in yen.
Tatoeba #82858 by small_snow, translation #320858 by CM
彼女は二千冊の本を持っています。
She owns two thousand books.
This sentence illustrates the use of 二千 to state a quantity of books.
Tatoeba #1046156 by bunbuku, translation #809721 by Martha
私たちは二千ドルの借金を抱えています。
We have a two thousand dollar debt.
このカメラは二千円ぐらいです。
This camera is about two thousand yen.
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陽太 and 美咲 are talking about a concert ticket price.

陽太 Yota

チケットは二千円ですか？
Chiketto wa nisen en desu ka?
Is the ticket two thousand yen?
美咲 Misaki

いいえ、二千五百円です。
Iie, nisen gohyaku en desu.
No, it is two thousand five hundred yen.
陽太 Yota

少し高いですね。
Sukoshi takai desu ne.
That's a little expensive.
美咲 Misaki

でも、とても人気がありますよ。
Demo, totemo ninki ga arimasu yo.
But it is very popular.

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