Tag Archives: Japanese numbers
The Big Numbers Posted by Ginny on Apr 13, 2009
We’re gonna learn how to count the big numbers: 1,000 : せん 2,000 : にせん 3,000 : さんぜん 4,000 : よんせん 5,000 : ごせん 6,000 : ろくせん 7,000 : ななせん 8,000 : はっせん 9,000 : きゅうせん 10,000 : いちまん 20,000 : にまん 30,000 : さんまん 40,000 : よんまん 50,000 : ごまん 60,000 : ろくまん 70,000…
Japanese Numbers 100 – 900 Posted by Ginny on Mar 17, 2009
Unlike numbers 20 to 99, the number 100 has no relation to any previous single digit number. This is a number you’ll just have to memorize. Luckily for numbers 200 to 900, they look a lot like the numbers 2 – 9. 100 – hyaku (ひゃく) 200 – nihyaku (にひゃく) 300 – sanbyaku (さんびゃく) 400…
Japanese Numbers: Suuji (すうじ) Posted by Ginny on Dec 11, 2008
Learning Japanese suuji (すうじ) or numerals can be confusing and daunting at the same time. In particular, the number four can pose some tricky problems. Do not fear, I’m here to save the day! Aren’t you glad I’m here! Haha, just kidding. Let’s go on with our discussion of numbers. For starters, the numeral four…