Japanese Language Numbers
There are two sets of numbers in japanese.
Japanese language numbers. So japanese people avoid using those readings whenever possible. The arabic numerals are more often used in horizontal writing and the chinese numerals are more common in vertical writing. The native japanese system and the sino japanese system. Basic numbering in japanese there are two ways of writing the numbers in japanese.
Even though 7 is a lucky number it s reading しち shichi also has し so it s more common to say なな nana. To form numbers from 11 19 start with juu 10 and then add the number you need. The native japanese numbers are limited to one through ten. In arabic numerals 1 2 3 or in chinese numerals 一 二 三.
The numbers 4 and 9 are considered unlucky in japanese because し shi and く ku sound the same as the words for death 死 shi and agony 苦 ku. Japanese cardinal number convey the how many they re also known as counting numbers because they show quantity. There is another numerical system in japanese which is the native japanese numbers. Here are some examples.
The native japanese numbers are usually only used up to 10. When counting people there are different forms of the native numbers from 1 10 and there are also different forms of these numbers for dates.
