Basic Numbers
"0" is "rei". But, it fixes to call "zero".
| J.Font | number | reading | mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 零,〇 | 0 | rei,(zero) | zero |
| 一 | 1 | ichi | one |
| 二 | 2 | ni | two |
| 三 | 3 | san | three |
| 四 | 4 | yon, shi | four |
| 五 | 5 | go | five |
| 六 | 6 | roku | six |
| 七 | 7 | nana, shichi | seven |
| 八 | 8 | hati | eight |
| 九 | 9 | kyuu, ku | nine |
| 十 | 10 | juu | ten |
| 十一 | 11 | juu-ichi | eleven |
| 十二 | 12 | juu-ni | twelve |
| 十三 | 13 | juu-san | thirteen |
| 十四 | 14 | juu-yon, juu-shi | fourteen |
| 十五 | 15 | juu-go | fifteen |
| 十六 | 16 | juu-roku | sixteen |
| 十七 | 17 | juu-nana, juu-shichi | seventeen |
| 十八 | 18 | juu-hachi | eighteen |
| 十九 | 19 | juu-kyuu, juu-ku | nineteen |
| 二十 | 20 | ni-juu | twenty |
| 二十一 | 21 | ni-juu-ichi | twenty-one |
| 三十 | 30 | san-juu | thirty |
| 四十 | 40 | yon-juu, shi-juu | forty |
| 五十 | 50 | go-juu | fifty |
| 六十 | 60 | roku-juu | sixty |
| 七十 | 70 | nana-juu, shiti-juu | seventy |
| 八十 | 80 | hachi-juu | eighty |
| 九十 | 90 | kyuu-juu | ninety |
| 百 | 100 | hyaku | hundred |
| 二百 | 200 | ni-hyaku | two hundred |
| 三百 | 300 | san-byaku | three hundred |
| 六百 | 600 | roppyaku | six hundred |
| 八百 | 800 | happyaku | eight hundred |
| 千,一千 | 1,000 | sen, issen | thousand |
| 二千 | 2,000 | ni-sen | two thousand |
| 三千 | 3,000 | san-zen | three thousand |
| 八千 | 8,000 | hassen | eight thousand |
| 一万 | 10,000 | iti-man | ten-thousand |
| 十万 | 100,000 | juu-man | handred-thousand |
| 百万 | 1,000,000 | hyaku-man | million |
| 千万,一千万 | 10,000,000 | sen-man, issen-man | ten-million |
| 一億 | 100,000,000 | iti-oku | handred-million |
| 十億 | 1,000,000,000 | juu-oku | billion |
| 一兆 | 100,000,000,000 | ittyou | handred-billion |
| 十兆 | 1,000,000,000,000 | juttyou | ten handred-billion |
Old Counting of Number
Japanese bend a finger for counting several.
| 一 | 二 | 三 | 四 | 五 | 六 | 七 | 八 | 九 | 十 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hitotu | futatu | mittu | yottu | itutu | muttu | nanatu | yattu | kokonotu | tou |
You use a basic number to count more than 11.
Unit of Number
Japanese number unit changes every 4 figures.
1 unit is 0 to 9999.
| oku unit | man unit | one unit |
| oku-no-kurai | man-no-kurai | |
| 9999-oku | 9999-man | 9999 |
9999 is "kyuu-sen kyuu-hyaku kyuu-juu kyuu".
A number unit be made 4 classes.
| 4th figure | 3rd figure | 2nd figure | 1st figure |
| sen-no-kurai | hyaku-no-kurai | juu-no-kurai | iti-no-kurai |
| sen class | hyaku class | juu class | one class |
List of most number.
| number | unit | reading | mean | J.Font | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iti-no-kurai | iti | one | 一 | ||
| 10 | juu-no-kurai | juu | ten | 十 | ||
| 100 | 102 | hyaku-no-kurai | hyaku | one hundred | 百 | |
| 1,000 | 103 | sen-no-kurai | issen | one thousand | 千 | |
| 10,000 | 104 | man-no-kurai | iti-man | ten thousand | 一 | 万 |
| 105 | juu-man | one hundred thousand | 十 | |||
| 106 | hyaku-man | one million | 百 | |||
| 107 | issen-man | ten million | 千 | |||
| 10,0002 | 108 | oku-no-kurai | iti-oku | one hundred million | 一 | 億 |
| 109 | juu-oku | one billion | 十 | |||
| 1010 | hyaku-oku | ten billion | 百 | |||
| 1011 | issen-oku | one hundred billion | 千 | |||
| 10,0003 | 1012 | tyou-no-kurai | ittyou | one trillion | 一 | 兆 |
| 1013 | juttyou | ten trillion | 十 | |||
| 1014 | hyaku-tyou | one hundred trillion | 百 | |||
| 1015 | issen-tyou | 千 | ||||
| 10,0004 | 1016 | kei | ikkei | 京 | ||
| 10,0005 | 1020 | gai | iti-gai | 垓 | ||
| 10,0006 | 1024 | jo | iti-jo | 𥝱 | ||
| 10,0007 | 1028 | jou | iti-jou | 穣 | ||
| 10,0008 | 1032 | kou | ikkou | 溝 | ||
| 10,0009 | 1036 | kan | ikkan | 澗 | ||
| 10,00010 | 1040 | sei | issei | 正 | ||
| 10,00011 | 1044 | sai | issai | 載 | ||
| 10,00012 | 1048 | goku | iti-goku | 極 | ||
| 10,00013 | 1052 | kougasya | iti-kougasya | 恒河沙 | ||
| 10,00014 | 1056 | asougi | iti-asougi | 阿僧祇 | ||
| 10,00015 | 1060 | nayuta | iti-nayuta | 那由他 | ||
| 10,00016 | 1064 | fukashigi | iti-fukashigi | 不可思議 | ||
| 10,00017 | 1068 | muryou-taisuu | iti-muryou-taisuu | 無量大数 | ||
Figures of Number
| 位 | i, kurai | MEAN: serial, class / TYPE: G |
|---|---|---|
| 桁 | keta | Figure of Number MEAN: figure / TYPE: G |
| Figure | J.Font | reading (meaning) |
J.Font | reading (meaning) |
J.Font | reading (meaning) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 一の位 | iti-no-kurai (one class) |
一位 | iti-i (1st class) |
一桁 | iti-keta, hito-keta (1st class) |
| 99 | 十の位 | juu-no-kurai (juu class) |
二位 | ni-i (2nd class) |
二桁 | ni-keta, futa-keta (2nd class) |
| 999 | 百の位 | hyaku-no-kurai (hyaku class) |
三位 | san-i (3rd class) |
三桁 | san-keta, mi-keta (3rd class) |
| 9,999 | 千の位 | sen-no-kurai (sen class) |
四位 | yon-i (4th class) |
四桁 | yon-keta, yo-keta (4th class) |
| 99,999 | 一万の位 | iti-man-no-kurai (ichi class of man unit) |
五位 | go-i (5th class) |
五桁 | go-keta (5th class) |
| 999,999 | 十万の位 | juu-man-no-kurai (juu class of man unit) |
六位 | roku-i (6th class) |
六桁 | rokketa (6th class) |
| 9,999,999 | 百万の位 | hayku-man-no-kurai (sen class) |
七位 | nana-i (7th class) |
七桁 | nana-keta, shiti-keta (7th class) |
| 99,999,999 | 千万の位 | sen-man-no-kurai (sen class) |
八位 | hachi-i (8th class) |
八桁 | hachi-keta, hakketa (8th class) |
| 999,999,999 | 一億の位 | iti-oku-no-kurai (ichi class of oku unit) |
九位 | kyuu-i (9th class) |
九桁 | kyuu-keta (9th class) |
| 9,999,999,999 | 十億の位 | juu-oku-no-kurai (juu class of oku unit) |
十位 | juu-i (10th class) |
十桁 | jukketa (10th class) |
Count of Money
| 円 | en | modern money in Japan MEAN: circle / TYPE: G |
|---|---|---|
| 銭 | sen | 1/100 yen, old money (20th century) MEAN: money, coin / TYPE: S |
| 両 | ryou | old money (17-19th century) MEAN: two, pair / TYPE: S Go to "Automobile" |
| J.Font | reading | mean | J.Font | reading | J.Font | reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一円 | iti-en | 1 yen | 一銭 | issen | 一両 | iti-ryou |
| 二円 | ni-en | 2 yen | 二銭 | ni-sen | 二両 | ni-ryou |
| 三円 | san-en | 3 yen | 三銭 | san-sen | 三両 | san-ryou |
| 四円 | yo-en | 4 yen | 四銭 | yon-sen | 四両 | yon-ryou |
| 五円 | go-en | 5 yen | 五銭 | go-sen | 五両 | go-ryou |
| 六円 | roku-en | 6 yen | 六銭 | roku-sen | 六両 | roku-ryou |
| 七円 | nana-en, siti-en | 7 yen | 七銭 | nana-sen | 七両 | nana-ryou |
| 八円 | hati-en | 8 yen | 八銭 | hassen | 八両 | hati-ryou |
| 九円 | kyuu-en | 9 yen | 九銭 | kyuu-sen | 九両 | kyuu-ryou |
| 十円 | juu-en | 10 yen | 十銭 | jussen | 十両 | juu-ryou |
| 百円 | hyaku-en | 100 yen | 1yen = 100 sen | 百両 | hyaku-ryou | |
| 千円 | sen-en | 1,000 yen | 千両 | sen-ryou | ||
| 一万円 | iti-man-en | 10,000 yen | 一万両 | iti-man-ryou | ||
| 十万円 | juu-man-en | 100,000 yen | 十万両 | juu-man-ryou | ||
| 百万円 | hayku-man-en | 1,000,000 yen | 百万両 | hayku-man-ryou | ||
| 一千万円 | issen-man-en | 10,000,000 yen | 一千万両 | issen-man-ryou | ||
| 一億円 | iti-oku-en | 100,000,000 yen | 一億両 | iti-oku-ryou |
| dollar(弗) | cent (聖) | euro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Font | reading | J.Font | reading | J.Font | reading |
| 1ドル | iti-doru | 1セント | iti-sento | 1ユーロ | iti-yuro |
| 2ドル | ni-doru | 2セント | ni-sento | 2ユーロ | ni-yuro |
| 3ドル | san-doru | 3セント | san-sento | 3ユーロ | san-yuro |
| 4ドル | yon-doru | 4セント | yon-sento | 4ユーロ | yon-yuro |
| 5ドル | go-doru | 5セント | go-sento | 5ユーロ | go-yuro |
| 6ドル | roku-doru | 6セント | roku-sento | 6ユーロ | roku-yuro |
| 7ドル | nana-doru | 7セント | nana-sento | 7ユーロ | nana-yuro |
| 8ドル | hati-doru | 8セント | hati-sento | 8ユーロ | hati-yuro |
| 9ドル | kyuu-doru | 9セント | kyuu-sento | 9ユーロ | kyuu-yuro |
| 10ドル | juu-doru | 10セント | jussento | 10ユーロ | juu-yuro |
| 100ドル | hyaku-doru | 25セント | ni-juu-go-sento | 100ユーロ | hyaku-yuro |
| 千ドル | sen-doru | 50セント | go-jussento | 千ユーロ | sen-yuro |
| 一万ドル | iti-man-doru | 99セント | kyuu-juu-kyuu-sento | 一万ユーロ | iti-man-yuro |
| 十万ドル | juu-man-doru | 十万ユーロ | juu-man-yuro | ||
| 百万ドル | hayku-man-doru | 百万ユーロ | hayku-man-yuro | ||
| 一千万ドル | issen-man-doru | 一千万ユーロ | issen-man-yuro | ||
| 一億ドル | iti-oku-doru | 一億ユーロ | iti-oku-yuro | ||
Any Things
| 何 | nan | any things. MEAN: what, how many / TYPE: G |
|---|
何回(nan-kai), 何人(nan-nin), 何枚(na-mai), 何匹(nan-biki), 何才(nan-sai),