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Friday, June 24, 2016

Travel: How to Count in Japanese?

Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count from 1 (ichi) to a big number 1000,0000,0000 (issen oku). Here are some basic units:


1 / いち / ichi
10 / じゅう / juu
100 -— / ひゃく / hyaku
1000 / せん / sen
1,0000 / まん / man
10000,0000 / おく / oku

Note that 4 and 7 has two pronunciations:

4 = shi /yon
7 = shichi / nana

Sometime pronouncing 4 as yon or 7 as nana sound better in a different context.


Counters

  • Small-object counter (個 / / ko)
    • ikko, niko, sanko, yonko, goko, rokko, nanako, hachiko, kyuuko, jyukko
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (個 / / ko)
  • Counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (similar to 個 and often used with Kanji)
    • hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu, yottsu, itsutsu, muttsu, nanatsu, yattsu, kokonotsu, too
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (個 / / tsu)
  • Person Counter (人 / にん / nin)
    • hitori, futari, sannin, yonin, gonin, rokunin, nananin/shichinin, hachinin, kyuunin, jyuunin
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (人 / にん / nin)
  • Animal/Insect Counter (ひき / hiki)
    • ippiki, nihiki, sanbiki, yonhiki, gohiki, roppiki, nanahiki, hachihiki/happiki, kyuuhiki, jyuppiki
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (ひき / hiki)
  • Bird/Rabbit Counter (わ / Wa)
    • ichiwa, niwa, sanwa, yonwa, gowa, rokuwa, nanawa, hachiwa, kyuuwa, jyuuwa
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (わ / Wa)
  • Cylinder-object counter (本 / ほん / Hon)
    • ippon, nihon, sanbon, yonhon, gohon, roppon, nanahon, hachihon/happon, kyuuhon, jyuppon
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (本 / ほん / Hon)
  • Flat-object Counter (枚 / まい / Mai)
    • ichimai, nimai, sanmai, yonmai, gomain, rokumai, nanamai, hachimai, kyuumai, jyuumai
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (枚 / まい / Mai)
  • Cup Counter (杯 / はい / Hai)
    • ippai, nihai, sanbai, yonhai, gohai, roppai, nanahai, hachihai/happai, kyuuhai, jyuppai
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (杯 / はい / Hai)
  • Machinery/Device Counter (台 / だい / Dai)
    • ichidai, nidai, sandai, yondai, godai, rokudai, nanadai, hachidai, kyuudai, jyuudai
    • Watch Yuu Asakura's video here to learn how to count in (台 / だい / Dai)


References

  1. How to Count in Japanese (video)
    • 1-10
      • ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, kyuu, jyuu
    • 11-20
      • jyuu ichi, jyuu ni, jyuu san, jyuu shi/yon, ..., ni jyuu
    • 21-30
      • ni jyuu ichi, ni jyuu ni, ni jyuu san, ni jyuu shi/yon, ..., san jyuu
    • 40
      • yon jyuu (common)
      • shi jyuu (old)
    • 44
      • yon jyuu shi/yon
    • 70
      • nana jyuu (common)
      • shichi jyuu (old)
    • 77
      • nana jyuu shichi/nana
    • 99
      • kyuu jyuu kyuu
    • 111
      • hyaku jyuu ichi
    • 140
      • hyaku yon jyuu
    • 170
      • hyaku nana jyuu
    • 200
      • ni hyaku
    • 300
      • sanbyaku
    • 600
      • roppyaku
    • 800
      • happyaka
    • 1000
      • issen or sen
    • 3000
      • sanzen
    • 8000
      • hassen
    • 1,0000
      • ichiman
    • 100,0000
      • haykuman
    • 1000,0000
      • issenman
  2. Money

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