Numbers are written in the same way in mathematics like 1, 2, 3…., however, the writing and pronunciation of the numbers vary in different languages.
In this article, you will find out how to write numbers of ones, tens, hundreds, thousands and millions in Japanese.
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0 to 19 (zero to nineteen)
| Number | Writing | Reading | Number | Writing | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 零 | rei | 10 | 十 | juu |
| 1 | 一 | ichi | 11 | 十一 | juu ichi |
| 2 | 二 | ni | 12 | 十二 | juu ni |
| 3 | 三 | san | 13 | 十三 | juu san |
| 4 | 四 | yon/shi | 14 | 十四 |
juu yon or |
| 5 | 五 | go | 15 | 十五 | juu go |
| 6 | 六 | roku | 16 | 十六 | juu roku |
| 7 | 七 | nana/shichi | 17 | 十七 | juu nana or juu shichi |
| 8 | 八 | hachi | 18 | 十八 | juu hachi |
| 9 | 九 | kyuu/ku | 19 | 十九 | juu kyuu / juu ku |
10 to 900 (tens and hundreds)
| 10 | 十 | juu | 100 | 一百 | hyaku |
| 20 | 二十 | ni juu | 200 | 二百 | ni hyaku |
| 30 | 三十 | san juu | 300 | 三百 | san byaku |
| 40 | 四十 | yon juu | 400 | 四百 | yon hyaku |
| 50 | 五十 | go juu | 500 | 五百 | go hyaku |
| 60 | 六十 | roku juu | 600 | 六百 | ro ppyaku |
| 70 | 七十 | nana juu | 700 | 七百 | nana hyaku |
| 80 | 八十 | hachi juu | 800 | 八百 | ha ppyaku |
| 90 | 九十 | kyuu juu | 900 | 九百 | kyuu hyaku |
1,000 to 100,000,000 (thousands and millions)
| 1,000 | 一千 | sen | 10,000 | 一万 | ichi man |
| 2,000 | 二千 | ni sen | 50,000 | 五万 | go man |
| 3,000 | 三千 | san zen | 100,000 | 十万 | juu man |
| 4,000 | 四千 | yon sen | 500,000 | 五十万 | go juu man |
| 5,000 | 五千 | go sen | 1,000,000 | 百万 | kyahu man |
| 6,000 | 六千 | roku sen | 5,000,000 | 五百万 | go hyaku man |
| 7,000 | 七千 | nana sen | 10,000,000 | 千万 | issen man |
| 8,000 | 八千 | ha ssen | 50,000,000 | 五千万 | go sen man |
| 9,000 | 九千 | kyuu sen | 100,000,000 | 1億 | ichi oku |
