Numbers | Japanese | English |
Romaji [Pronunciation] | ||
0 | rei [rei] | zero |
1 | iti [ichi] | one |
2 | ni [ni] | two |
3 | san [san] | three |
4 | si / yon* [shi / yon*] | four |
5 | go [go] | five |
6 | roku [roku] | six |
7 | siti / nana [shichi / nana] | seven |
8 | hati [hachi] | eight |
9 | ku / kyuu [ku / kju:] | nine |
10 | zyuu [ju] | ten |
100 | hyaku [hjaku] | one hundred |
1,000 | sen [sen] | one thousand |
10,000 | man [man] | ten thousand |
* There are a few reasons for the number four and seven being different.
With 'shi' meaning death in Japanese it is preferable to use 'yon'. Also, 'shi' and 'shichi' sound very much alike so to avoid confusion, often 'yon' and 'nana' is used to differentiate on from the other.
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