thousand

(ten) + (one/line radical)
★★★★★
3 strokes
PNCOUNTER

Onyomi

SEN

as in, "SEND me a thousand yen. "

'thousand' () and 'dry out'() look the same . ..except the top of thousand is tilted, but the top of <em> dry out </em> is FLAT. So you can recite this fresh rhyme to jog your memory:  <p> 'I wear a THOUSAND tilty HATS, <p> but I got to <em> dry them out </em> on a surface that is FLAT. '

Jukugo

千円札(せんえんさつ)

1,000 yen bill ★★★☆☆ COUNTER
(thousand) + (yen/circle) + (card / label / bill) = 千円札 (1,000 yen bill)

any money in paper form is a 'satsu' - a ten dollar bill is a $10 satsu, etc.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
thousand TILTY
dry out FLAT

'thousand' and 'dry out' look the same . ..except the top of thousand is tilted. So you can recite this fresh rhyme to jog your memory:

'I wear a thousand TILTY hats,

but I got to dry them out on a surface that is FLAT. '

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