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Counting
Sidney edited this page Feb 13, 2023
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There are 2 ways of counting in Japanese Wago and Kango. For greater numbers than ten, Kango is usually used.
| Number | KANGO | KANGO Reading | WAGO | WAGO Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 一 | いち | 一つ | ひとつ |
| 2 | 二 | に | 二つ | ふたつ |
| 3 | 三 | さん | 三つ | みっつ |
| 4 | 四 | し / よん | 四つ | よっつ |
| 5 | 五 | ご | 五つ | いつつ |
| 6 | 六 | ろく | 六つ | むっつ |
| 7 | 七 | なな / しち | 七つ | ななつ |
| 8 | 八 | はち | 八つ | やっつ |
| 9 | 九 | きゅう | 九つ | ここのつ |
| 10 | 十 | じゅう | 十 | とお |
| 100 | 百 | ひゃく | - | - |
| 1,000 | 千 | せん | - | - |
| 10,000 | 万 | まん | - | - |
| 100,000 | 十万 | じゅうまん | - | - |
| 1,000,000 (million) | 百万 | ひゃくまん | - | - |
| 100,000,000 (hundred million) | 憶 | おく | - | - |
| 1,000,000,000 (billion) | 十億 | じゅうおく | - | - |
| 1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) | 兆 | ちょう | - | - |
| 10,000,000,000,000,000 (quadrillion) | 京 | - | - |
There are three ways to say 0:
- The Japanese word 零 (れい), but it's hardly used in modern day Japanese. Still used with temperatures, 0° for example
- The borrowed Katakana word ゼロ, is the most popular
- One can also say 丸 (まる), which technically means "circle". Nowadays only used in building numbers, 202 for example
| Number | Breakdown | Kanji | Kango Breakdown | Kango Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 10 + 1 | 十一 | じゅう + いち | じゅういち |
| 90 | 9 + 10 | 九十 | きゅう + じゅう | きゅうじゅう |
| 99 | 9 + 10 + 9 | 九十九 | きゅう + じゅう + きゅう | きゅうじゅうきゅう |
| 100 | ||||
| 1984 |
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