Learn how to say numbers in Japanese. If you are in Japan, you will always use numbers, such as money, dates, phone numbers, and ages. It may be difficult because it is different from English, so let's learn one by one.
Japanese number system
Let's study how to say numbers in Japanese, from small to large numbers. First, let's start with the basics, from 0 to 9.
How to count 0-9
This is the basic way to say the numbers. Let's learn these 10 numbers first.
Numbers
Hiragana
Romaji
0
ぜろ
zero
1
いち
ichi
2
に
ni
3
さん
san
4
よん／し
yon/shi
5
ご
go
6
ろく
roku
7
なな／しち
nana/shichi
8
はち
hachi
9
きゅう
kyuu
How to count 10-99
To say a two-digit number, simply add 1-9 to 10-90. From the number on the left, say the number on the right.
Number
Hiragana
Romaji
10
じゅう
juu
20
にじゅう
ni juu
30
さんじゅう
san juu
40
よんじゅう
yon juu
50
ごじゅう
go juu
60
ろくじゅう
roku juu
70
ななじゅう
nana juu
80
はちじゅう
hachijuu
90
きゅうじゅう
kyuu juu
How to count 100-999
To say a three-digit number, simply add the 100-900 and 10-90 and 1-9.
Number
Hiragana
Romaji
100
ひゃく
hyaku
200
にひゃく
ni hyaku
300
さんびゃく
san byaku
400
よんひゃく
yon hyaku
500
ごひゃく
go hyaku
600
ろっぴゃく
roppyaku
700
ななひゃく
nana hyaku
800
はっぴゃく
happyaku
900
きゅうひゃく
kyuu hyaku
How to count 1,000-9,999
To say a four-digit number, simply add 1,000-9,000 to the 100-900, 10-90, and 1-9.
Numbers
Hiragana
Romaji
1,000
せん
sen
2,000
にせん
ni sen
3,000
さんぜん
san zen
4,000
よんせん
yon sen
5,000
ごせん
go sen
6,000
ろくせん
roku sen
7,000
ななせん
nana sen
8,000
はっせん
hassen
9,000
きゅうせん
kyuu sen
How to count big numbers
The rule is the same when saying a number as large as large. From the number on the left, say the number on the right.
Numbers
Hiragana
Romaji
10,000
いちまん
ichi man
100,000
じゅうまん
juu man
1,000,000
ひゃくまん
hyaku man
10,000,000
いっせんまん
issen man
100,000,000
いちおく
ichi oku
The Japanese language has counters
When you learn Japanese numbers, I want you to know counters together. They are used to count things. We say "1 apple" as "リンゴ1個/ringo ikko/" not "リンゴ/ringo/1. There are many counters, but here are some basic ones.
Nichi, ka for days
The first to the tenth day is read irregularly, but from the 11th, normally "nichi" is added to the number.
