How To Say Japanese Numbers

Just read the romaji english pronunciation to know how to say each number.

How to say japanese numbers. The japanese number system has two sets of numbers the sino japanese number set and the native japanese number set. Large numbers are divided into units of ten thousand so 1 million is one hundred ten thousands. Whereas english uses 1 000 as one unit and expresses 10 000 as 10 x 1 000 ten thousand japanese uses 万 10 000 as one unit and expresses 100 000 as 10 x 10 000 juu man 10万.

These are the only two things you need to remember and follow the rules below. Twenty is ni juu 2x10 and for twenty one just add one nijuu ichi. The good news is that you don t need to know the kanji. Instead of ten thousand you will have to say 万 man for 10 000.

This page is all about japanese numbers. The table above shows the numbers from one hundred to one trillion. For negative numbers everything is the same as positive numbers except that you say マイナス first. How to count to 1 thousand 1 million in japanese.

How to count from 100 to 1 000 in japanese. To form numbers from 11 19 start with juu 10 and then add the number you need. Japanese vocabulary for the family. If you already know how to say 1 10 in japanese then this will be very easy.

Because japanese uses different counters for different types of things ranging from simple objects people flat things long slender things. The most commonly used are the sino japanese numbers but you will often come across 1 10 in native numbers. 4 when pronounced shi sounds like the word for death 死 and 9 when pronounced ku sounds like the word for suffering 苦. Here s the full list of numbers from 11 to 19 in japanese.

How to count to ten in japanese. Tips for using numbers in japanese. There is another numerical system in japanese which is the native japanese numbers.

The numbers 4 and 9 are considered unlucky in japanese. In japanese when you are simply counting numbers everything is just as you would expect 一 二 三 and so on. When you re counting something specific in japanese you have to add counters to the end of the number. How to say numbers in japanese.

Ah and now we come to the fun part. There is one more point to note that the japanese numbers are counted differently from english numbering system. In the english language numbers are used in the same way when counting different types of things. For classes and schools yes.

Take note the different pronunciations required for the highlighted numbers. For real life no the japanese typically use numbers unless it s a really old fashioned place. One hundred or hundreds is hyaku and thousands is sen in japanese.