14 in Japanese

Let's study how to say “14” in Japanese.

Please note that there are two ways to read them.

How to say number fourteen in Japanese

The Japanese word “14” is “十四 じゅうよん /juu yon/ or じゅうし /juu shi/”.

However, most of the time it is basically read as “じゅうよん". My grandmother used to use “14” a lot, but I think it is often used by Japanese who are quite old.

How to say 14th(calender) in Japanese

In Japanese, 14th is “十四日 じゅうよっか /juu yokka/". When saying the date, “日 /nichi, ka/ day” is added.

The Japanese reading of 14 is “juuyon, juushi”, but the 14th is “juu yokka”.

This is the difficult part of Japanese counter. Please note that different counters will change the way the numbers are read.