Japanese numbers at the beginning of the study raise many questions, since they have different pronunciations, actually Japanese, which is pronounced according to the kun reading of the hieroglyph and Chinese, pronounced according to the on reading of the hieroglyph. Learning numbers is not difficult, the main thing is to remember in which case kun or on reading is used.

Also, some numbers have two pronunciations - here it only remains to learn and remember in which combination this or that sound of the hieroglyph is pronounced.

Below are tables of abstract counting without application to days, years, number of objects, etc. It's like ours when we just count to ten: one, two, three, four, five, and so on. In this case, the Chinese pronunciation (one) is used.

Abstract counting numbers from zero to ten

Number	Hieroglyph	Hiragana (on sound)	Pronunciation (romaji)	Meaning
0	零	ゼロ、れい	zero, rei	zero
1	一	いち	ichi	one
2	二	に	ni	two
3	三	さん	san	three
4	四	し、よん	shi、yon	four
5	五	ご	go	five
6	六	ろく	roku	six
7	七	しち、なな	Shichi、nana	seven
8	八	はち	hachi	eight
9	九	く、きゅう	ku、kyu:	nine
10	十	じゅう	ju:	ten

Help you baby video, you will not only remember the pronunciation of the numbers from 0 to 10, but also hear how the Japanese do it, since in some numbers (including in subsequent digits) the sound is reduced or lengthened. It's always good to hear the pronunciation of a native speaker.

Numbers from 10 in Japanese

Japanese numbers after 10 are easy to remember, just learn the first ten. Each subsequent number is the result of adding 10 and the desired number. So 11 is 10+1, on Japanese it looks like this: 十 and 一 / じゅう + いち / ju:ichi

Number	Hieroglyph	Hiragana (on sound)	Pronunciation (romaji)	Meaning
11	十一	じゅういち	ju: ichi	eleven
12	十二	じゅうに	ju:ni	twelve
13	十三	じゅうさん	ju:san	thirteen
14	十四	じゅうし じゅうよん	ju:shi ju:yon	fourteen
15	十五	じゅうご	ju: go	fifteen
16	十六	じゅうろく	ju:roku	sixteen
17	十七	じゅうしち じゅうなな	ju:shichi ju:nana	seventeen
18	十八	じゅうはち	ju: hachi	eighteen
19	十九	じゅうきゅう じゅうく	ju: kyu: ju:ku	nineteen
20	二十	にじゅう	ni ju:	twenty

Japanese tens count

As you noted above, tens in Japanese are obtained as follows: first, we call the desired number and add 10 to it. Visually, it looks like this - 2 * 10 = 20 / 二 and 十 / に and じ ゅう

Number	Hieroglyph	Hiragana (on sound)	Pronunciation (romaji)	Meaning
10	十	じゅう	ju:	ten
20	二十	にじゅう	niju:	twenty
30	三十	さんじゅう	sanju:	thirty
40	四十	しじゅう よんじゅう	shiju: yonju:	fourty
50	五十	ごじゅう	goju:	fifty
60	六十	ろくじゅう	rokuju:	sixty
70	七十	しちじゅう ななじゅう	shichiju: nanaju:	seventy
80	八十	はちじゅう	hachiju:	eighty
90	九十	きゅうじゅう	kyu:ju:	ninety
100	百	ひゃく	hyaku	hundred

Remember:

• 九十 / きゅうじゅう / kyu: ju: /ninety

In this combination, there is only one pronunciation, you cannot use the second meaning of the number 9 (ku)

What will the number 38 look like? Correct: 3*10+8, 三十八 / さんじゅうはち /sanju: hachi,

In this video, you can get acquainted with Japanese numbers from the smallest to the largest. From the first time, it may be difficult to understand everything, but when you master the Japanese account, in my opinion a very informative video.

Numbers in Japanese from 100

We learned above that 100 in Japanese reads like 百 / ひゃく / hyaku. The hundreds place is formed by combining 百 with the number we want. So the number 500 is the product of 5 and 100, i.e. we take the number 5 五 / ご / go and add 百 /ひゃく / hyaku= 五百 /ごひゃく / gohyaku.

At the same time, in the category of hundreds, as well as in the category of thousands, new rules for stunning, voicing and doubling sounds appear, this must be remembered!

If you have to say one hundred, then there is also a change in pronunciation 一百 / いっぴゃく / ipyaku

Number	Hieroglyph	Hiragana (on sound)	Pronunciation (romaji)	Meaning
100	百	ひゃく	hyaku	hundred
200	二百	にひゃく	nihyaku	two hundred
300	三百	さんびゃく	sanbyaku	three hundred
400	四百	よんひゃく	yonhyaku	four hundred
500	五百	ごひゃく	gohyaku	five hundred
600	六百	ろっぴゃく	roppyaku	six hundred
700	七百	ななひゃく	nanahyaku	seven hundred
800	八百	はっぴゃく	happyaku	eight hundred
900	九百	きゅうひゃく	kyu:hyaku	nine hundreds
1000	千	せん	sen	one thousand

The number 777, in Japanese, would look like this:

Number 357 - 三百五十七 / sanbyaku goju: nana

Japanese Count - Thousands

The principle of compiling numbers is the same as before, a thousand is added to the number, you just need to remember some features.

Number	Hieroglyph	Hiragana (on sound)	Pronunciation (romaji)	Meaning
1000	千	せん	sen	one thousand
2000	二千	にせん	Nisen	two thousand
3000	三千	さんぜん	sandzen	three thousand
4000	四千	よんせん	yonsen	four thousand
5000	五千	ごせん	gosen	five thousand
6000	六千	ろくせん	rokusen	six thousand
7000	七千	ななせん	nanasen	seven thousand
8000	八千	はっせん	hassen	eight thousand
9000	九百	きゅうせん	kyu:sen	nine thousand
10000	万	まん	man	ten thousand

The number 1094 in Japanese would look like this: 千九十四 / せんきゅうじゅうよん / sen kyu: ju: yon

Number 6890 - 六千八百九十

Account from 10 000

1. Units
2. Tens of thousands (まん / man)
3. Hundreds of millions (おく/oku）

Each class has 4 digits - units, tens, hundreds, thousands.

If our number looks like 000 000, then in Japan it is 0000 0000 . 1 mana is 10 thousand

1 0000 - まん - ten thousand

10 0000 - じゅうまん - one hundred thousand

100 0000 - ひゃくまん - one million

1000 0000 - せんまん - ten million

1 0000 0000 - おく - one hundred million

10 0000 0000 - じゅうおく - billion

100 0000 0000 - ひゃくおく - ten billion

1000 0000 0000 - せんおく - one hundred billion

1 0000 0000 0000 - ちょう - trillion

So the number 1 1111 is 一 万一千百十一 / いちまんいっせんひゃくじゅういち / ichimanissenhyaku ju:ichi

Japanese numerals

Next, let's take a look at the list of Japanese numerals. There are only ten of them and they are preserved from the old Japanese language. Previously, one in Japanese sounded like "hee", two - "fu", three - "mi", and so on. Japanese numerals are used in certain cases, such as:

• when you need to say the number of the month from one to ten. For example April 2 4月二日 / しがつ ふつか / shi gatsu futsuka
• when you need to say the number of days (from 1 to 10), expressing a period of time. For example: 3 days - 三日 / みっか / mikka
• when specifying the number of small items (cake, bag, chair, etc.)
• when ordering
• when indicating the age (if the counting suffix indicating the age 　　さい) is not used, etc.

You can use such a hint that if the word is used in the interrogative sentence いくつ / ikutsu / 　 how much?, then you should use numerals of Japanese origin in your answer. If the question consists of the Chinese (on) reading 何 / なん、なに / nan, nani / question word - what?, how much, then the numbers given in the tables above are used.

Table of Japanese numerals from one to ten

Number	Hieroglyph	Hiragana (on sound)	Pronunciation (romaji)	Meaning
1	一つ	ひとつ	hitotsu	one
2	二つ	ふたつ	footatsu	two
3	三つ	みっつ	mitsu	three
4	四つ	よっつ	yottsu	four
5	五つ	いつつ	itsutsu	five
6	六つ	むっつ	muttsu	six
7	七つ	ななつ	nanatsu	seven
8	八つ	やっつ	yattsu	eight
9	九つ	ここのつ	kokonotsu	nine
10	十	とお	tō	ten

And for clarity, in one table I will place Japanese numerals from 0 to 10 in onn and kun reading.

This lesson covers the following topics: Ordinal and cardinal numbers. This course is designed to help you learn grammar and improve vocabulary. Try to focus on subsequent examples because they are very important for language learning.

Numbers

Grammar Tips:
Ordinal and cardinal numbers are very important to learn because they are used in everyday communication. Try to memorize the available new words. Try also to write down words that you do not understand or expressions that you are not familiar with.

The following table shows some examples, please read them carefully and see if you can understand them.

Numbers	Numbers
numbers	bangoo- 番号
one	ichi- 一
two	ni- ニ
three	san- 三
four	yon- 四
five	go- 五
six	roku- 六
seven	nana- 七
eight	hachi- 八
nine	kyuu- 九
ten	juu- 十
eleven	juu ichi- 十一
twelve	juu ni- 十二
thirteen	juu-san- 十三
fourteen	juu yon- 十四
fifteen	juu-go- 十五
sixteen	juu roku- 十六
seventeen	juu nana- 十七
eighteen	juu-hachi- 十八
nineteen	juu kyuu- 十九
twenty	ni juu- 二十
a hundred	hyaku- 百
one thousand	sen- 千
million	hyaku man- 百万

You are done with the first table. Did you notice any grammatical patterns? Try to use the same words in different sentences.

Numbers - Expressions

The following table will help you understand this topic in more depth. It is important to memorize any new words you come across because you will need them later.

Numbers	Numbers
Cardinal numbers
first	Saisho no- 最初の
second	2 banme- 2番目
the third	3 banme no- 3番目の
fourth	4 banme no- 4番目の
fifth	5 banme no- 5番目の
sixth	6 banme no- 6番目の
seventh	7 banme no- 7番目の
eighth	8 banme no- 8番目の
ninth	9 banme no- 9番目の
tenth	10 banme no- 10番目の
eleventh	11 banme no- 11番目の
twelfth	12 banme no- 12番目の
thirteenth	13 banme no- 13番目の
fourteenth	14 banme no- 14番目の
fifteenth	15 banme no- 15番目の
sixteenth	16 banme no- 16番目の
seventeenth	17 banme no- 17番目の
eighteenth	18 moku no- 18目の
nineteenth	19 banme no- 19番目の
twentieth	20 banme no- 20番目の
once	1 kai- 1回
twice	2 kai- 2回

We hope this lesson helped you with grammar and vocabulary.

Morphologically, the part of speech denoting the quantity or order in counting is called the numeral (in Japanese 数詞su:si - lit. “word-number”).

Some grammarians refer numerals to nouns, as well as pronouns, since all these parts of speech have the same features that allow them to be combined into the category “taigen” (substantive word) - immutability, similarity of some functions in a sentence, etc., however, numerals, undoubtedly have characteristic features that distinguish them from nouns. The most obvious, according to M. Kieda, is that they denote a dynamic process (increase in quantity or sequence during recalculation). In addition, there is a fixed order between numerals: one, two, three, etc. Also, unlike nouns, they do not name an object, but only indicate a quantity or serial number, for which Kieda classifies them as “formal taigen” along with pronoun.

Usually numbers are studied at the beginning of the course of any foreign language. But the peculiarity of the Japanese language, like Korean, is that not one row of words is used for counting (as we have “one, two, three”), but two! And, of course, it has to do with China. All numerals in Japanese are denoted by Chinese characters and have two readings: borrowed Japaneseized Chinese reading ( is he) and a reading of Japanese origin proper, denoting a similar concept in the language before the borrowing of hieroglyphs. It is, as it were, a "translation" or an explanation of Chinese reading, therefore it is called " kun" (the hieroglyph "kun" is translated as "explanation").

Actually Japanese numerals:

一つ hitotsu - one

二つ futatsu - two

三つ mi (ts) tsu - three

四つ yo(c)tsu, 四yon- four

五つ itsutsu - five

六つ mu (ts) tsu - six

七つ nanatsu - seven

八つ yats (ts) u - eight

九つ kokonotsu - nine

十 then: (written as とお in hiragana) ten

As we can see, almost all Japanese numerals, except for "ten", have the ending "tsu", which is written in hiragana. This is a kind of suffix, in the old Japanese language numerals were used without it, and now such use is used only in combination with countable suffixes of Japanese origin. In addition, in modern Japanese, only ten numerals of Japanese origin remain, and earlier the numerals “hatachi” were also used - 20 (now this word is used to indicate the age of 20 years), misoji - 30, yosoji - 40, isoji - 50, musoji , -60, nanasoji - 70, kokonosoji - 90, momo - 100, yorozu - 1000.

Chinese numerals

Chinese numerals, like all they, which are shorter in pronunciation, have more digits (up to a trillion) and the scope of their use is much wider than that of proper Japanese numerals.

一 iti - one

二 neither - two

三 san - three

四 si, yong- four

五go - five

六 roku - six

七 city - seven

八 hachi - eight

九 ku, kyu: - nine

十 ju: - ten

百 hyaku - one hundred

千 sen - thousand

万 man - ten thousand

億 oku - one hundred million

兆 cho: - trillion

The words listed above are the main bit words in the Chinese numeral notation system. General principle The notation of Chinese numerals is as follows: the number in front of the bit word acts as a factor in relation to it, and the number after it is the summand. Sounds a bit confusing, so let's take it one step at a time.

1) From 1 to 10 we consider Chinese numerals, respectively: iti, ni, san, si ... well, and so on.

Let's practice with fish :)

2) For counting from 11 to 19, a compound number is formed, the first component of which is 十 ju: - ten, and the second is an additional number after the ten, for example 十一 ju:ichi– eleven, 十二 ju: neither- twelve, etc. Literally, these complex numbers can be translated as "ten and one", "ten and two". Do you think the pattern is clear? :)

3) For a count from 20 to 99, a complex number is also formed, but its first component will be the number of tens: 60 - 六十 rokuju:- lit. "six tens", 98 -九十八 kyu:ju:hachi(lit. "nine tens and eight")

4) A similar account with higher digits: 九百 kyu:hyaku– 900 (nine hundred), 千九百八十八-1988.

This seems to have been sorted out. And now - attention!

Number digits in Japanese are somewhat different from numeral digits in European languages, although they are also based on the decimal number system. AT Chinese, obviously, 10000 and 100000000 were thought of as separate digits, so separate hieroglyphs are used to designate them: man万 and eye億. Hence there is a peculiarity in the formation of complex numerals for such categories as one hundred thousand, one million, etc. To write such numbers, you need to count not in thousands, as we are used to, but manami (man– see “10000” above). For example, 十万 ju:man- lit. 10 tens of thousands (i.e. 10*10000=one hundred thousand), 百万 hakuman lit. 100 tens of thousands (100*10000=million), 千万 samman- lit. thousand tens of thousands (1000*10000=ten million). Oku億 (one hundred million) is an independent bit word.

Pronunciation features

There are also some features associated with the pronunciation of Chinese numerals.

One of them is connected with the pronunciation of the numbers "four", "seven" and "nine". In Japanese, they try not to use onnoe reading the hieroglyph "four" ( si), due to the fact that it sounds the same as reading the character for "death". When reading complex numbers, the hieroglyph "four" is usually read in kuna as yon or yo, for example 四百 yonhyaku– 400, 九百八十四年 senkyu:hyakuhachiju:yonen- "1984", although this does not save the four from the status of an unlucky number, similar to our number 13. Many hotels in Japan do not even have fourth floor or number four.

Due to the similar consonance they instead of of this reading seven ( City) use kunnoe reading nana - senkyu:hyakuhachijunana - 1987.

To a lesser extent, due to the consonance of the on reading of the hieroglyph "nine" ( ku) sleepy reading of the hieroglyph "torment" use reading kyu:.

The second feature of the pronunciation of complex numbers is the phenomenon of assimilation during addition they digits. So, it would seem that the numeral 800 should be read as 八百 hachihaku, but due to phonetic processes, similar sounds merge, and correctly 800 will be pronounced as happyaku. Same with 六百 roppyaku- 600, 三千 sanzen- 3000, etc.

And a bonus to remember better :)

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 Listen to the audio lesson with additional explanations

In previous lessons, we have already met some numbers. In this lesson we will learn how to count from 1 to 99.

For now - numbers in Japanese.

Numbers can be written in both familiar Arabic characters and special hieroglyphs.

Hieroglyphs have two readings - Japanese and Chinese. One or the other reading may be used depending on the situation.

Japanese numerals are used only when counting from 1 to 10. And only when there are no counting words nearby.

Hieroglyph	Number	Japanese reading	Chinese reading
一	1	ひと hito （ つ tsu ）	いち ichi
二	2	ふた futa （ つ tsu ）	にni
三	3	みっ mit （ つ tsu ）	san
四	4	よっ yot （ つ tsu ）	よん yon / し shi
五	5	いつ itsu （ つ tsu ）	ご go
六	6	むいmui（つtsu）	ろく roku
七	7	なの nano / なな nana （ つ tsu ）	なな nana / しち shichi
八	8	よう you （ つ tsu ）	はち hachi
九	9	ここの kokono （ つ tsu ）	きゅう kyuu / く ku
十	10	とうtou	じゅう juu

Note that in the table above, the letter つ tsu looks like "taken out for the hieroglyph", that is, if the hieroglyph denoting a number is read according to Japanese reading, then, as a rule, in a sentence it will look something like this 二 futa つ tsu 、 三 mit つ tsu 、九 kokono つ tsu.

The remaining numerals are formed using these ten digits according to the following scheme:

We learned numbers in order to learn how to count people and objects. But besides the numbers, we need to remember something else - counter words. The fact is that in Japanese, to count different objects, animate or inanimate, special words are used - as a rule, this is one hieroglyph, so that it immediately becomes clear to the listeners what is at stake.

At first glance, this is something new for us, but, in fact, the Russian language also has analogues of counter words. For example: thing- this is a universal counting word; 3 heads cabbage, 2 couples gloves, 5 sheets paper.

There are many more counting words in Japanese, each group of nouns has its own counting word: for long objects, their own, for flat objects, their own, for clothes, etc.

Counting words in Japanese are placed immediately after the numeral. A numeral with a countable word and an object are often connected with each other using the particle の no.

numeral + counter word+の no + noun

For example:

三冊 sansatsu の no 本 hon - three books, where 札 satsu is the counter for banknotes, and 冊 satsu is the counter for books, magazines, notebooks and other printed matter.

五枚 gomai の no 写真 shashin - five photographs, where 枚 mai is a counter for flat objects, sheets, etc.

五台 godaiの no パソコン pasokon　 – five computers, where 台 dai is a counter word for devices, mechanisms, etc.

五本 gohon の no 傘 kasa - five umbrellas, where 本 hon is a counter word for objects of an elongated cylindrical shape (umbrella, stick, etc.)

The choice of a counter word depends on which group of nouns the word belongs to, or on the specific features of the subject (for example, volume, form, state, etc.).

Also in Japanese there is a universal counting word, which, unlike other counting words, can be used with objects with different characteristics. This counter word 個 ko - thing, for example: 5 go 個 ko のりんご noringo (five apples) .

To count people, the counting word 人 hito is used - in fact, a person (as a counting word it will be read 人 nin). For example:

部屋 heya の no 中 naka に ni 4 yo 人 nin がいました gaimashita 。 – There were 4 people in the room.

To count animals (namely, small animals, fish and insects), the counter word 匹 hiki is used, for example: 三匹 sambiki の no 犬 inu - three dogs (combined with １、３、６、８、１０ will be read like this:

(一匹 ippiki、三匹 sanpiki、六匹 roppiki、八匹 happiki、十匹 juppiki).

Almost every counting suffix has its own exceptions in reading with numbers, most often it concerns the numbers 1, 3, 6, 8, 10.

Birds are counted using the counter word 羽 wa (wing), for example: 4 yon 羽 wa の no 鶏 niwatori .

Let's see some examples of the most commonly used counter words.

ビ bi ー i ル ru を o 三本 sambon ください kudasai 。 – Three bottles of beer for me, please.

- Yesterday I bought 2 math books.

向 mu こうは kouwa 3 san 人 nin の no 警官 keikan が ga 立 ta っています tteimasu 。 – There are three policemen standing there.

- I will now send 5 invitations to my colleagues too.

あの ano 人 hito は wa 家 ie に ni 犬 inu が ga 4 yon 匹 hiki います imasu 。 – He has 4 dogs at home.

- I now have 4 computers, so I would like to sell a couple.

You have probably already noticed that numerals and counting words in some combinations are read differently, for example: 三本 sambon (three bottles), where 三 san is three, and 本 hon is a counter for elongated objects. Together, this combination will be read as 三本 sambon. There are such exceptions to almost every counting word, they should be remembered. We have placed in a separate file the most frequently used cases of reading numerals in one case or another. Keep it open throughout the course.

Question

An interrogative word for any numeral, both with and without a counting word, is the word いくつ ikutsu (how much). For example:

– この部屋 konoheya にはいすが niwaisuga いくつありますか ikutsuarimaska ​​。

– 4yo つあります ttsuarimas。

It is also possible that instead of the interrogative word いくつ ikutsu, the construction is used: 何 nani 　＋ counter word. The choice of which structure to ask the question is up to you.

For example:

– 子供 kodomo は wa 何人 nannin いますか。 – How many children?

– 3 san 人 nin います imasu 。 – We have 3 children.

In answering a question, no matter what the interrogative word was, the interrogative word will be used next to the numeral.

For example:

How many cars do you have? We have 2 cars.–

How many computers do you have. I have 4 computers.– コンピュ kompyu kompyu ー u タ ta ー a は wa 何台 nandai ですか desuka 。 コンピュ kompyu ー u タ ta ー は wa 四台あ yondai で

How much does the ticket cost? The ticket costs 100 euros. waikuradesuka 。 チケット chiketto

How many bottles of beer are in the fridge? 3 bottles of beer.– 冷蔵庫 reizouko に ni ビ bi ー i ル ru は wa 何本 nanhon ですか desuka 。 ビ bi ー i ル ru は wa 三本 sambon です desu 。

Japan is somewhat reminiscent of a lone man who believes that the world is not yet ready to accept him. For a long time, the country was hiding from the rest of the world and only at the beginning of the 20th century began to establish friendly relations with other states. From that moment on, interest in everything Japanese has increased significantly. Cuisine, traditions, holidays, mentality, clothing - all this is of interest to the public. Many Europeans are trying to comprehend the basics of the Japanese language. The first thing that causes problems is the numerals, namely the Japanese numbers.

Features of Japanese numerals

Japanese numerals are a special combination of numbers, which consists of the Chinese and Japanese counting systems. Due to the fact that the Chinese system is duplicated, Japanese hieroglyphic numbers have a double reading: OH (on) and KUN (kun).

Usually used in Japan Arabic numerals, but you can also find hieroglyphs. Especially often they come across in the menu of restaurants at ryokans (traditional Japanese hotels). In addition, they resort to hieroglyphs if you need to write the text "vertically". Arabic numbers are used for horizontal writing.

The inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun have two counting systems: their own (the account is kept only up to 10) and borrowed (Chinese). The rules of use are quite simple: the Chinese account is always used with suffixes, Japanese numbers can exist independently.

1 to 10

To get to know you better Japanese numbers, you need to know how they are written and read. The table below shows Japanese numbers from 1 to 10 with different pronunciations:

Number	Hieroglyph	OH (Chinese pronunciation)	KUN (Japanese pronunciation)
			Kokonotsu

As can be seen from the material presented, the numbers in Japan have a double name. Moreover, the pronunciation may differ in different regions. For example, the number 8 can be pronounced both "hachi" and "hachi" or "hashi".

There are also two different names for the Chinese version of the numbers 4, 7 and 9:

• 4 - "Yeon".
• 7 - "Nana".
• 9 - "Kyu".

In Japan, the numbers 4 and 9 are considered unlucky. Four is pronounced "shi", which is similar to the Japanese word for "death". Therefore, very often the pronunciation of "shi" is changed to "yon". Nine, in turn, is consonant with the word "suffering", which is pronounced simply as "ku". Therefore, you can often hear a modification of the pronunciation of the number 9.

In modern Japanese, all numbers except 4 and 7 have a Chinese pronunciation (that is, they are read by "onnu"). But in the names of the months, even they are pronounced with “ON”.

10 to 20

Japanese numbers that come after ten are formed mainly by a combination of numbers. For example, if you need to say 18, then you should take 10 (ju) and say it in combination with 8 (hachi). The result will be 18 - juhachi. All other numbers of this order are formed in the same way. The result is the following combinations:

11. 十一 - Juichi.

12. 十二 - Juni.

13. 十三 - Jusan.

14. 十四 - Juyeon.

15. 十五 - Jugo.

16. 十六 - Juroku.

17. 十七 - Junana.

18. 十八 - Juhachi.

19. 十九 - Jukuu.

20. 二十 - Niju.

Tens are formed by adding the desired multiplier to the word "ten", for example "sanju" (30) or "niju" (20).

More than a hundred

Japanese numbers are formed by adding one numeral to another. Even hundreds are formed in this way. 100 (百) is pronounced "hyaku" in Japanese. To form the numerals 300, 400, etc., it is necessary to pronounce the name of the corresponding figure from the first table before “hyaku”. Here are some examples:

• 300 (三百) - Sanhyaku.
• 400 (四百) - Yonhyaku.
• 500 (五百) - Gohyaku.

With this question, almost no one has any difficulties. The most interesting begins when you need to pronounce a three-digit number, which is not in the examples. For example, 125. In theory, it is clear that all the numerals that make up the number must be added together, but in practice, many are lost. 125 in Japanese sounds like "hyakuninjugo". If you write the number using kanji (hieroglyphs), then you get 百二十五. That is, 125 is the sum of the numbers: 100 + 20 + 5.

The numbers 1000 and 10000 are denoted as:

• 千 - Sen (one thousand).
• 万 - Man (ten thousand).

The numbers are formed in exactly the same way as the previous groups of numbers. For example, 1367 Japanese numbers translated into Russian will sound like "sen (1000) sanhyaku (300) rokujunan (67)". In this way, you can safely form numbers until you need to say a million.

Perhaps this is an exception to the rule. If six-digit numbers are formed by combining the number of previous orders (“juni” or “niju”), then a million is formed using the numbers 100 and 10,000. Accordingly, 1000000 will sound like “Hyakuman”.

On the first - the third pay!

Japanese numerals are very easy to remember. And if you learn the numbers from 1 to 12, then you can not bother with remembering the months of the year. In Japan, they do not have names. Just add the word "gatsu" to the number that indicates the number of the month. For example, January will sound like "Ichigatsu", which literally means "first month". Pay close attention to the fourth and seventh months. When it comes to months, then the "exceptional" ones - April and July - are pronounced "in Chinese", that is, with the "on" pronunciation. The result will be:

• 四月 - Shigatsu (April).
• 七月 - Shichigatsu (July).

Interest in Japan is inevitable. Traditions, language, mentality, culture - all this attracts the eyes of the public. After all, there, in a country where the sun wakes up earlier, everything is different. Even the numbers - and those are not the same as everyone else. That's what makes Japan interesting. Difficult but interesting.