Japanese Number Counting

Japanese Numbers (Counting) – Numbers in Japanese

Japanese has two counting systems: one is 「いち、に、さん…」, and the other is 「ひとつ、ふたつ、みっつ…」, usually used for counting one thing, two things, three things, and so on.

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KanjiHiraganaRomajiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
いちichiひとつhitotsuone
niふたつhutatsutwo
さんsanみっつmittuthree
し/よんshi / yonよっつyottufour
goいつつitsutsufive
ろくrokuむっつmuttsusix
しち/ななshichi / nanaななつnanatsuseven
はちhachiやっつyattsueight
きゅうkyuuここのつkokonotsunine
じゅうjyuuとおtooten
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