Numbers in Japanese 1–100
Japanese numbers 1–10: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十 (ichi, ni, san, yon, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyū, jū). Everything up to 99 is built from these: 十一 (jūichi) = 10 + 1, 二十 (nijū) = 2 × 10, 二十一 (nijūichi). 100 is 百 (hyaku).
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Japanese numbers 1–100: the full chart
All 101 numbers from ゼロ to 百, each with a picture and native audio. The colours show how each one is built: ten part unit.
0–10learn by heart
 | 0 | ゼロzero | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | 一ichi | |
 | 2 | 二ni | |
 | 3 | 三san | |
 | 4 | 四yon | |
 | 5 | 五go | |
 | 6 | 六roku | |
| 7 | 七nana | |
 | 8 | 八hachi | |
 | 9 | 九kyū | |
 | 10 | 十jū |
11–20十一 … 二十
 | 11 | 十一jūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 12 | 十二jūni | |
 | 13 | 十三jūsan | |
 | 14 | 十四jūyon | |
 | 15 | 十五jūgo | |
 | 16 | 十六jūroku | |
 | 17 | 十七jūnana | |
 | 18 | 十八jūhachi | |
 | 19 | 十九jūkyū | |
 | 20 | 二十nijū |
21–30二十…
| 21 | 二十一nijūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 二十二nijūni | |
| 23 | 二十三nijūsan | |
| 24 | 二十四nijūyon | |
| 25 | 二十五nijūgo | |
| 26 | 二十六nijūroku | |
| 27 | 二十七nijūnana | |
| 28 | 二十八nijūhachi | |
| 29 | 二十九nijūkyū | |
| 30 | 三十sanjū |
31–40三十…
| 31 | 三十一sanjūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 三十二sanjūni | |
| 33 | 三十三sanjūsan | |
| 34 | 三十四sanjūyon | |
| 35 | 三十五sanjūgo | |
| 36 | 三十六sanjūroku | |
| 37 | 三十七sanjūnana | |
| 38 | 三十八sanjūhachi | |
| 39 | 三十九sanjūkyū | |
 | 40 | 四十yonjū |
41–50四十…
| 41 | 四十一yonjūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 四十二yonjūni | |
| 43 | 四十三yonjūsan | |
| 44 | 四十四yonjūyon | |
| 45 | 四十五yonjūgo | |
| 46 | 四十六yonjūroku | |
| 47 | 四十七yonjūnana | |
| 48 | 四十八yonjūhachi | |
| 49 | 四十九yonjūkyū | |
 | 50 | 五十gojū |
51–60五十…
| 51 | 五十一gojūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 五十二gojūni | |
| 53 | 五十三gojūsan | |
| 54 | 五十四gojūyon | |
| 55 | 五十五gojūgo | |
| 56 | 五十六gojūroku | |
| 57 | 五十七gojūnana | |
| 58 | 五十八gojūhachi | |
| 59 | 五十九gojūkyū | |
 | 60 | 六十rokujū |
61–70六十…
| 61 | 六十一rokujūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 六十二rokujūni | |
| 63 | 六十三rokujūsan | |
| 64 | 六十四rokujūyon | |
| 65 | 六十五rokujūgo | |
| 66 | 六十六rokujūroku | |
| 67 | 六十七rokujūnana | |
| 68 | 六十八rokujūhachi | |
| 69 | 六十九rokujūkyū | |
 | 70 | 七十nanajū |
71–80七十…
| 71 | 七十一nanajūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 七十二nanajūni | |
| 73 | 七十三nanajūsan | |
| 74 | 七十四nanajūyon | |
| 75 | 七十五nanajūgo | |
| 76 | 七十六nanajūroku | |
| 77 | 七十七nanajūnana | |
| 78 | 七十八nanajūhachi | |
| 79 | 七十九nanajūkyū | |
 | 80 | 八十hachijū |
81–90八十…
| 81 | 八十一hachijūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 八十二hachijūni | |
| 83 | 八十三hachijūsan | |
| 84 | 八十四hachijūyon | |
| 85 | 八十五hachijūgo | |
| 86 | 八十六hachijūroku | |
| 87 | 八十七hachijūnana | |
| 88 | 八十八hachijūhachi | |
| 89 | 八十九hachijūkyū | |
 | 90 | 九十kyūjū |
91–100九十… · 百
| 91 | 九十一kyūjūichi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 九十二kyūjūni | |
| 93 | 九十三kyūjūsan | |
| 94 | 九十四kyūjūyon | |
| 95 | 九十五kyūjūgo | |
| 96 | 九十六kyūjūroku | |
| 97 | 九十七kyūjūnana | |
| 98 | 九十八kyūjūhachi | |
| 99 | 九十九kyūjūkyū | |
 | 100 | 百hyaku |
How Japanese numbers work: 4 patterns
Japanese numbers are built like arithmetic: learn ten words and combine them.
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0–10: ten words to learn
ゼロ一二三四五六七八九十 4, 7 and 9 have two readings: yon / shi, nana / shichi, kyū / ku. Counting, use yon, nana and kyū.
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11–19: 十 + unit
+ →十一 十一 jūichi, 十五 jūgo, 十九 jūkyū.
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The tens: unit × 十
× →二十 二十 nijū, 三十 sanjū … 九十 kyūjū. 10 on its own is just 十, never ichijū.
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21–99: tens + unit
+ →二十一 二十一 nijūichi, 四十五 yonjūgo, 九十九 kyūjūkyū.
Big numbers in Japanese: hundreds, thousands, a million
百 hyaku and 千 sen take no 一, and some sounds change: 300 sanbyaku, 600 roppyaku, 800 happyaku, 3,000 sanzen. Japanese groups by 10,000: 10,000 is 一万 ichiman, a million 百万 hyakuman (100 × 10,000).
Japanese numbers in real sentences
More number words: half, a dozen, percent
These 16 words and all 32 numbers from the course are in lessons 7, 20, 21 and 85 of the Flashcardly app.
Questions about Japanese numbers
How do you count to 10 in Japanese?
一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十: ichi, ni, san, yon (shi), go, roku, nana (shichi), hachi, kyū (ku), jū.
Is 4 yon or shi in Japanese?
Both. Shi sounds like the word for death, so in most numbers and counting people say yon: 四十 yonjū. Shi stays in some fixed words such as 四月 shigatsu (April).
How do you say 100 in Japanese?
百 (hyaku), without 一. 200 is 二百 nihyaku.
Are numbers written in kanji or digits?
Both. Digits (21) are usual in everyday writing; kanji (二十一) appear in vertical text, on prices in traditional shops and in fixed words.
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