1
一
(いち ichi)
2
二
に (ni)
3
三
さん (san)
4
四
し (shi) or よん (yon)
Yon is the common, everyday way to say 4, while shi (Chinese-derived) is used formally but avoided due to sounding like ‘death’.
5
五
ご (go)
6
六
ろく (roku)
7
七
しち (shichi) or なな (nana)
Nana is the common, everyday way to say 7, while shichi (Chinese-derived) is used formally but sometimes avoided due to sounding like ‘death’.
8
八
はち (hachi)
9
九
きゅう (kyū) or く(ku)
Kyuu is common way to say 9
10
十
じゅう (jū)
0
零 (rei)
Rei is the common way to say 0, while zero (borrowed from English) or maru (meaning ‘circle’) are used casually, especially in sequences like phone numbers.
count from 1 - 10 in japanese
count down from 10 - 1 in japanese
十 じゅう juu
九 きゅう kyuu
八 はち hachi
七 なな nana
六 ろく roku
五 ご go
四 よん yon
三 さん san
二 に ni
一 いち ichi
When do you use the Kanji style of writing numbers?
一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十
When do you use the Arabic style of writing numbers?
1, 2, 3… etc.
How do you say ‘11’ in japanese?
十一 (じゅういち, juu-ichi)
which is literally 10 + 1
How do you say ‘18’ in japanese?
十八 (じゅうはち, juu-hachi),
which is literally 10 + 8.
How do you say ‘20’ in japanese?
20 in Japanese is 二十 (にじゅう, nijuu)
which is literally 2 × 10.
How do you say ‘35’ in japanese?
三十五 (さんじゅうご, san-juu-go)
which is literally 3 × 10 + 5.
How do you say ‘99’ in japanese?
九十九 (きゅうじゅうきゅう, kyuu-juu-kyuu)
which is literally 9 × 10 + 9.
what is ‘100’ in japanese?
百 (ひゃく, hyaku).
what is ‘200’ in japanese?
二百 (にひゃく, nihyaku)
what is ‘300’ in japanese?
三百 (さんびゃく, sanbyaku)
what is ‘400’ in japanese?
四百 (よんひゃく, yonhyaku)