1 to 10 in Japanese Hiragana

Study various vocabulary using Hiragana. Today we will learn numbers 1 to 10. It is important to study Kanji as well. Let's learn together!

How to say 1 to 10 in Japanese Hiragana

Study how to say numbers in hiragana. Please note that some numbers have two ways of reading in one number, and both readings are used commonly.

Please learn the gesture of Japanese numbers too.

1　いち

2　に

3　さん

4　よん・し

5　ご

6　ろく

7　しち・なな

8　はち

9　きゅう

10　じゅう

Japanese has numbers in Kanji

Japanese numbers may also be represented by Kanji. However, Arabic numbers are mostly used nowadays.

As for when to use Kanji numbers, it is when they are written vertically. Also, idioms containing Kanji characters are used both in horizontal and vertical writing.

Kanji characters for numbers are basically easy, so if you are going to study Kanji characters, try to learn 10 Kanji characters for numbers first.