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Japanese numbers 1 to 10000

Japanese numbers 1 to 10000

Let's learn Japanese numbers, up to 10,000 together. Japanese numbers are easier to understand if large numbers are counted from the left. Once you learn the rules, you will be able to say Japanese numbers properly. In this article, you will also learn the basics of counting numbers.

Numbers in Japanese

First, learn the numbers 1 through 9. You just need to know 1 through 9 and the names of larger digits.

NumberRomajiHiraganaKanji
1ichiいち
2ni
3san さん
4yon/shiよん/し
5go
6rokuろく
7nana/shichiなな/しち
8hachiはち
9kyuu きゅう

Juu/Two digits

10

The two-digit is "juu". To that "juu," add the numbers 1 through 9.

NumberRomajiHiraganaKanji
10juuじゅう
20ni juuにじゅう二十
30san juuさんじゅう三十
40yon juuよんじゅう四十
50go juuごじゅう五十
60roku juuろくじゅう六十
70nana juuななじゅう七十
80hachi juuはちじゅう八十
90kyuu juuきゅうじゅう九十

ex)

12 = 十二(じゅうに /juu ni/)

19 = 十九(じゅうきゅう /juu kyuu/)

23 = 二十三(にじゅうさん /ni juu san/)

Hyaku/Three digits

100

The three digits are "hyaku". To that "hyaku", add "ten" and the numbers 1 through 9.

NumberRomajiHiraganaKanji
100hyakuひゃく
200ni hyakuにひゃく二百
300san byakuさんびゃく三百
400yon hyakuよんひゃく四百
500go hyakuごひゃく五百
600roppyakuろっぴゃく六百
700nana hyakuななひゃく七百
800happyakuはっぴゃく八百
900kyuu hyakuきゅうひゃく九百

ex)

123 = 百二十三(ひゃくにじゅうさん /hyaku ni juu san/)

101 = 百一(ひゃくいち /hyaku ichi/)

550 = 五百五十(ごひゃくごじゅう /go hyaku go juu/)

767 = 七百六十七(ななひゃくろくじゅうなな /nana hyaku roku juu nana/)

998 = 九百九十八(きゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうはち /kyuu hyaku kyuu juu hachi/)

Sen/Four digits

1000

The four digits are "sen". To that "sen", add the "hyaku", the "sen", and the numbers 1 through 9.

NumberRomajiHiraganaKanji
1,000sen(or issen)せん(いっせん)千(or 一千)
2,000ni senにせん二千
3,000san zenさんぜん三千
4,000yon senよんせん四千
5,000go senごせん五千
6,000roku senろくせん六千
7,000nana senななせん七千
8,000hassenはっせん八千
9,000kyuu senきゅうせん九千

ex)

1,234 = 千二百三十四(せんにひゃくさんじゅうよん /sen ni hyaku san juu yon/)

1,010 = 千十(せんじゅう /sen juu/)

6,698 = 六千六百九十八(ろくせんろっぴゃくきゅうじゅうはち /roku sen roppyaku kyuu juu hachi/)

7,009 = 七千九(ななせんきゅう /nana sen kyuu/)

9,012 = 九千十二(きゅうせんじゅうに /kyuu sen juu ni/)

Man/Five digits

10000

The way to say five digits is "man". To that "man", add "sen", "hyaku", "juu", and the numbers 1 through 9.

NumberRomajiHiraganaKanji
10,000man(or ichi man)まん(or いちまん)万(or 一万)
20,000ni manにまん二万
30,000san manさんまん三万
40,000yon manよんまん四万
50,000go manごまん五万
60,000roku manろくまん六万
70,000nana manななまん七万
80,000hachi manはちまん八万
90,000kyuu manきゅうまん九万

ex)

12,345 = 一万二千三百四十五(いちまんにせんさんびゃくよんじゅうご /ichi man ni sen san byaku yon juu go/)

10,110 = 一万百十(いちまんひゃくじゅう /ichi man hyaku juu/)

55,123 = 五万五千百二十三(ごまんごせんひゃくにじゅうさん /go man go sen hyaku ni juu san/)

76,879= 七万六千八百七十九(ななまんろくせんはっぴゃくななじゅうきゅう /nana man roku sen happyaku nana juu kyuu/)

90,002= 九万二(きゅうまんに /kyuu man ni/)