Thursday, 14 May 2026

Numbers 0 - 10

Let's count from 0 to 10 in Japanese.

Some Japanese numbers sound like English words. Use these as tips to help you remember them! 
Note that 4 can also be pronounced as "shi," 7 as "shichi," and 9 as "ku."


SUUJI (numbers)

Sounds like…

0 (zero / rei)

lay

1 (ichi)

itchy

2 (ni)

knee

3 (san)

sun

4 (shi / yon)

she / yawn

5 (go)

go

6 (roku)

lock

7 (nana)

(ba)nana

8 (hachi)

hatch

9 (ku / kyuu)

queue

10 (juu)

ju(ice)

11 (juu ichi)

ju(ice) itchy

12 (juu ni)

ju(ice) knee



20 (ni juu)

knee ju(ice)

30 (san juu)

sun ju(ice)

40 (yon juu)

yawn  ju(ice)

70 (nana juu)

(ba) nana  ju(ice)

90 (kyuu juu)

queue ju(ice)

Intermediate numbers are made by combining the numbers corresponding to them. 

ex. 34 sanjuu yon, 58 gojuu hachi, 99 kyuujuu kyuu


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