The Japanese language is a big part of world culture. A large number of people around the world are interested in it. Sometimes it seems that it is rather diffi…
Before going further, please take some time to look at the section on Japanese numbers, where you will learn how to read and count Japanese numbers. Tables on numbers from 0 to 1,000,000,000,000 are also given. Besides, there are other related topics on numbers in Japanese like:...
To say “number” in Japanese, you can say 数 (kazu) to express a number as quantity, or 数字 (suuji) as in figures or cardinal numbers. “To count” is 数える (kazoeru). If you need to express yourself in mathematical terms, here are some words you can use: ...
100百ひゃく213 ➜ 二百十三 (にひゃくじゅうさん) 1000千せん3406 ➜ 三千四百六 (さんぜんよんひゃくろく) above ten thousand 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 tho...
(proper) nounsJapanese numbers are used in names of people, places, institutions, or things as well. The former baseball player Ichiro Suzuki has ‘one’ in his given name. There’s a city called Hachiōji in Tokyo, and it has ‘eight’ in the name. The mountain in central Japan called...
Just a group on all things Japanese (this includes Japan's history and culture, major geographic features, and other more entertaining things in the media). *currently looking for some help in managing this new group ^_^ Add media Report RSS Numbers in Japanese (view original) Post comment...
does not follow the same rules as the other numbers. However, all the numbers from 41 to 49 have the same structure as the ones in the 21-29 group, and are formed in the same way. This is also the case for all other groups of 1-9 numbers added to a multiple of ten (20-100)...
EnglishJapanese Cardinal Numbers in RomajiKanji 0rei [rei]零 1Iti [ichi]一 2ni二 3san三 4Shi四 5go五 6roku六 7nana七 8hati [hachi]八 9kyu九 10jyu十 11jyu ichi十一 20ni jyu二十 100hyaku百 Here are some examples of some other numbers which will give you an idea on how the struct...
Japanese people generally do not expect foreigners to know their culture well, and are often surprised and even a bit put off when they do. Instead, knowing about these numbers will help you navigate in Japan a little more carefully and precisely, since you'll know what to expect and what...
两is also used as the first digit in two hundred (两百), two thousand (两千) Note for 221, only the first digit is changed to liǎng meaning 221 reads Liang Bai Er Shi Yi Chinese Vs Japanese // Counting and Numbers (What’s The Story?) Are Chinese and Japanese Numbers the same...