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Numbers are a great place to begin your journey into the Japanese language. Start by learning the numbers from 1 to 10, then 11 to 20, 21 to 100 and so on. Pay attention to the recurring patterns that will help you form any number above one hundred easily!
Contents
- How to Read and Write Numbers 1 to 10 in Japanese
- Numbers from 0 to 10
- Numbers from 11 to 100
- Numbers from 101 to 1,000,000
- Vocabulary trainer: Numbers in Japanese
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- Learn Japanese Counters – Mai
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How to Read and Write Numbers 1 to 10 in Japanese
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Numbers from 0 to 10
| English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | zero | 零 | ぜろ | zero | |
| 1 | one | 一 | いち | ichi | |
| 2 | two | 二 | に | ni | |
| 3 | three | 三 | さん | san | |
| 4 | four | 四 | よん/し | yon/shi | |
| 5 | five | 五 | ご | go | |
| 6 | six | 六 | ろく | roku | |
| 7 | seven | 七 | なな/しち | nana/shichi | |
| 8 | eight | 八 | はち | hachi | |
| 9 | nine | 九 | きゅう | kyuu | |
| 10 | ten | 十 | じゅう | jyuu |
Numbers from 11 to 100
| English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | eleven | 十一 | じゅういち | jyuuichi | |
| 12 | twelve | 十二 | じゅうに | jyuuni | |
| 13 | thirteen | 十三 | じゅうさん | jyuusan | |
| 14 | fourteen | 十四 | じゅうよん じゅうし | jyuuyon jyuushi | |
| 15 | fifteen | 十五 | じゅうご | jyuugo | |
| 16 | sixteen | 十六 | じゅうろく | jyuuroku | |
| 17 | seventeen | 十七 | じゅうなな じゅうしち | jyuunana jyuushichi | |
| 18 | eighteen | 十八 | じゅうはち | jyuuhachi | |
| 19 | nineteen | 十九 | じゅうきゅう | jyuukyuu | |
| 20 | twenty | 二十 | にじゅう | nijyuu | |
| 21 | twenty-one | 二十一 | にじゅういち | nijyuuichi | |
| 30 | thirty | 三十 | さんじゅう | sanjyuu | |
| 40 | fourty | 四十 | よんじゅう | yonjyuu | |
| 50 | fifty | 五十 | ごじゅう | gojyuu | |
| 60 | sixty | 六十 | ろくじゅう | rokujyuu | |
| 70 | seventy | 七十 | ななじゅう | nanajyuu | |
| 80 | eighty | 八十 | はちじゅう | hachijyuu | |
| 90 | ninety | 九十 | きゅうじゅう | kyuujyuu | |
| 100 | one hundred | 百 | ひゃく | hyaku |
Numbers from 101 to 1,000,000
| English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | one hundred and one | 百一 | ひゃくいち | hyakuichi | |
| 200 | two hundred | 二百 | にひゃく | nihyaku | |
| 300 | three hundred | 三百 | さんびゃく | sanbyaku | |
| 400 | four hundred | 四百 | よんひゃく | yonhyaku | |
| 500 | five hundred | 五百 | ごひゃく | gohyaku | |
| 600 | six hundred | 六百 | ろっぴゃく | roppyaku | |
| 700 | seven hundred | 七百 | ななひゃく | nanahyaku | |
| 800 | eight hundred | 八百 | はっぴゃく | happyaku | |
| 900 | nine hundred | 九百 | きゅうひゃく | kyuuhyaku | |
| 1000 | one thousand | 千 | せん | sen | |
| 2000 | two thousand | 二千 | にせん | nisen | |
| 3000 | three thousand | 三千 | さんぜん | sanzen | |
| 5000 | five thousand | 五千 | ごせん | gosen | |
| 100000 | one hundred thousand | 十万 | じゅうまん | jyuuman | |
| 1000000 | one million | 百万 | ひゃくまん | hyakuman |
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