数千

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 数千(すうせん) is an approximate quantity of several thousand.
• Basic usage: It is used for large numbers of spectators or stars without specifying an exact count.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The reading of 数 in a quantity
  • On its own, 数 can be read かず for a number, but the first part of 数千 is すう. The example's 数千人 expresses an approximate scale of thousands of people.