万

万 U+4E07, 万 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E07 ← 丆 [U+4E06] CJK Unified Ideographs 丈 → [U+4E08]

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万 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一尸 (MS), four-corner 1022₇, composition ⿸丆𠃌)

• 𬇕, 杤, 𥸯, 迈, 𠒐, 劢, 𪜇, 𫔬, 虿, 趸, 𦥤, 厉, 𡧊, 疠, 𡆭
• 𭜌, 𭔩, 𬮙, 𮍴, 𭆑, 𬜼, 𰿘, 𲈦

• 萬 (Orthodox traditional form)

• ㄪ (Zhuyin alphabet)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 76, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10
• Dae Jaweon: page 137, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 9, character 3
• Unihan data for U+4E07
• 万 on Wikidata.Wikidata

Unknown. Used as a tribal name in oracle inscriptions. Used as a number since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

Various theories have been proposed for its original meaning:

• Qu Wanli, Qiu Xigui and others propose that it originally refers to a type of dancer-musicians. This usage is attested in the oracle inscriptions. This may be supported by ancient literature, e.g. Shijing, which mentions a type of dance called 萬舞／万舞.
• Lin Yiguang proposes that it is an ancient form of 丏 (OC *meːnʔ), acting as a phonetic component in 賓 (OC *mpin).
• Some propose that it is a differentiated form of 亥.

For pronunciation and definitions of 万 – see 萬 (“scorpion; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 萬).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

simp. and trad.		万
alternative forms		𢄏

万

1. Only used in 万俟 (Mòqí).

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00001

Shinjitai	万
Kyūjitai	萬

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 萬)

1. ten thousand, myriad
2. various, many, all

As a simplification and variant of 萬:

• Go-on: もん (mon)
• Kan-on: ばん (ban, Jōyō)
• Tō-on: ワン (wan)
• Kan’yō-on: まん (man, Jōyō)
• Kun: よろず (yorozu, 万)^{←よろづ (yorodu, 万, historical)}
• Nanori: かず (kazu)、かつ (katsu)、すすむ (susumu)、たか (taka)、つむ (tsumu)、つもる (tsumoru)、ま (ma)、ゆる (yuru)、よし (yoshi)

As part of the surname 万俟:

• Go-on: もく (moku)
• Kan-on: ぼく (boku)

• 万(まん)引(び)き (manbiki)
• 万年青(オモト) (omoto)

Kanji in this term
万
まん Grade: 2
kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
萬 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 萬 (MC mjonH). Compare modern Cantonese 萬／万 (maan⁶), Hokkien 萬／万 (bān).

• (Tokyo) まん [máꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [mã̠ɴ]

万(まん) • (man) 

1. ten thousand, myriad
   • 1999 October 17, “３(さん)万(まん)年(ねん)の白(しろ)亀(メ) [30,000-Year White Turtle]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:

     ３(さん)万(まん)年(ねん)も生(い)きつづけている巨(きょ)大(だい)カメ。守(しゅ)備(び)力(りょく)が高(たか)い。

     Sanman-nen mo ikitsuzukete iru kyodai kame. Shubiryoku ga takai.

     A giant turtle that has lived for over 30,000 years. It has high defense strength.

Kanji in this term
万
ばん Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
萬 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 萬 (MC mjonH). Compare modern Hokkien 萬／万 (bān).

• (Tokyo) ばん [báꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [bã̠ɴ]

万(ばん) • (ban) 

1. (followed by a negative) even if, never
2. (followed by a negative) no matter what

万(ばん) • (ban-) 

1. many
2. all

Kanji in this term
万
よろず Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
萬 (kyūjitai)

⟨yo₂ro₂du⟩ → */jərədu/ → /jorod͡zu/ → /jorozu/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.^[4]

Appears to be a compound or inflection, but the derivation is unclear. Possibly related to Korean 여러 (yeoreo, “several, various”), in which case the final /-du/ in the Old Japanese might be a voiced version of the generic numeral nominalizer つ (tsu).

• (Tokyo) よろず [yóꜜròzù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) よろず [yòrózú] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ɾo̞zɨ]

万(よろず) • (yorozu) ^{←よろづ (yorodu)?}

1. ten thousand
2. a large number
3. all, everything

• 万(よろず)屋(や) (yorozuya, “general merchant”)

Japanese numerals from Old Japanese using 万(よろず) (yorozu)
10,000	20,000	30,000	40,000	50,000	60,000	70,000	80,000	90,000
万(よろず) (yorozu)	二(ふた)万(よろず) (futayorozu)	三(み)万(よろず) (miyorozu)	四(よ)万(よろず) (yoyorozu)	五(い)万(よろず) (iyorozu)	六(む)万(よろず) (muyorozu)	七(なな)万(よろず) (nanayorozu)	八(や)万(よろず) (yayorozu)	九(ここの)万(よろず) (kokonoyorozu)

万 (eumhun 일 만 (il man))

1. Alternative form of 萬.

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [2]

万: Hán Việt readings: vạn, mặc^[1][2]
万: Nôm readings: vàn^[2][3], vạn^[1], muôn^[2]

1. Alternative form of 萬.