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- β’ Practice daily! Set aside 5-10 minutes each day to study, and you'll quickly master Japanese number readings.
- β’ Start with small numbers (1-10), then gradually move up to larger numbers using the Settings above.
- β’ Say the numbers out loud as you type - this reinforces memory through sound and pronunciation practice.
- β’ Practice both romaji and hiragana input to improve reading fluency and character recognition.
- β’ Focus on irregular pronunciations like "yo" for 4, "shichi" for 7, and "ku" for 9.
- β’ Learn Formal Numerals (Daiji) for official context. Characters like ε£± (1), εΌ (2), and ε (3) are used on bank documents to prevent fraud.
Number Patterns
1-10:
ichi, ni, san, yon/shi, go, roku, nana/shichi, hachi, kyuu/ku, juu
Tens:
juu (10), nijuu (20), sanjuu (30), yonjuu (40), gojuu (50)
Hundreds:
hyaku (100), nihyaku (200), sanbyaku (300), yonhyaku (400)
Thousands:
sen (1000), nisen (2000), sanzen (3000), yonsen (4000)
Numbers 1-10
Basic Japanese number readings
| No. | Romaji | Hiragana | Kanji |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ichi | γγ‘ | δΈ |
| 2 | ni | γ« | δΊ |
| 3 | san | γγ | δΈ |
| 4 | yon / shi | γγ / γ | ε |
| 5 | go | γ | δΊ |
| 6 | roku | γγ | ε |
| 7 | nana / shichi | γͺγͺ / γγ‘ | δΈ |
| 8 | hachi | γ―γ‘ | ε « |
| 9 | kyuu / ku | γγ γ / γ | δΉ |
| 10 | juu | γγ γ | ε |
Number Units
Japanese counting scales (Myriad-based)
| Scale | Romaji | Kanji |
|---|---|---|
| 10^1 | juu | ε |
| 10^2 | hyaku | ηΎ |
| 10^3 | sen | ε |
| 10^4 | man | δΈ |
| 10^8 | oku | ε |
| 10^12 | chou | ε |
| 10^16 | kei | δΊ¬ |
Formal Numerals (Daiji)
Used on formal documents to prevent fraud
| No. | Standard | Formal (Daiji) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | δΈ | ε£± |
| 2 | δΊ | εΌ |
| 3 | δΈ | ε |
| 10 | ε | ζΎ |
| 100 | ηΎ | δ½° |
| 1000 | ε | δ» |
| 10000 | δΈ | θ¬ |