To form numbers from 11~19, start with "juu" (10) and then add the number you need. Twenty is "ni-juu" (2X10) and for twenty-one, just add one (nijuu ichi). There is another numerical system in Japanese, which is the native Japanese numbers. The native Japanese numbers are limite...
In Japanese,kanji charactersare often used to express numbers, particularly for larger numbers. For example, the number 100 is expressed as "百" (hyaku) in kanji. It's important to learn how to recognize and read kanji characters if you want to be able to read and understandnumbers in Jap...
Unlike the Western system, which counts in multiples of a thousand, Japanese counts in multiples of 10,000, so numbers larger than 10,000 take a bit of thought to 'convert' from the Western system to Japanese. 10,000 = 10^4万まん12000 ➜ 10000 + 2x1000 ➜ 一万二千 (いちまんに...
Adding in Zero Japanese has two words for zero: れい “rei”, and ゼロ “zero”. The borrowed wordzerois the common word now, and is when giving phone numbers, for example.Reiis somewhat more formal, so you’re more likely to hear that one in broadcast messages, formal speeches, and...
Okay, now you’re counting in Japanese 1-100. Just one more step. Part 4: Counting the in-betweeners, 21-29, 31-39, etc. Alright! You’re almost ready to finish this easy tutorial. Next up are the in-between numbers like 31, 29, 49, 99, 87, etc. Everything you learned so ...
★ When counting long, cylindrical obejects, all of the numbers end in -hon except the number 3 (which ends in -bon) and the numbers 1, 6, 8, and 10 (which end in -pon)………..Number 1:★ The Japanese word for one (long, cylindrical object) is 一本(いっぽん – ippon).★...
Things which are not clearly categorized or shapeless are counted by usingnative Japanese numbers(hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.). When using a counter, pay attention to the word order. It is different from English order. A typical order is "noun + particle + quantity—verbs." Here are examp...
If you study Japanese Martial Arts, it is likely your instructor does counting in Japanese. Here are numbers, names and how they are written and counted.
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Are Chinese and Japanese Numbers the same? This article might surprise you. We focus on Chinese Numbers vs Japanese Numbers and debunk some myths.