19 in Japanese

In this article, you will learn how to say 19 in Japanese.

It is important to learn numbers one by one. Let's do our best!

How to say number nineteen in Japanese

19 is "十九 じゅうきゅう /Jyukyu/ " in Japanese.

How to say 19th(calender) in Japanese

In Japanese, there is a unit called counters, which is used to count things.

When referring to a date, "日 にち /nichi/" is added to the number. This is read as "nichi" or "ka.

The 19th is "19日 じゅうくにち /juu ku nichi/". Be careful it's not "じゅうきゅうにち /juu kyuu nichi/".

Kyuu or ku?

The 19th is read as "じゅうくにち /juu ku nichi/".

The number 19 is "Jukyu", but it is sometimes read as "Juu ku" depending on the counter that follows it.

For example, 19個 (個: counter for counting small things) is read as "Jyuu kyuu ko", and 19枚 (枚: counter for counting paper, etc.) is read as "Jyuu kyu mai".

However, the above 19日, or 19時 are read as "Juu ku ji".

Most of the time it is "じゅうきゅう", but please be careful how you read it.