Counting System

Native Japanese Numeral Chinese-origin

hitotsu 1 ichi rei ………………………….. 0
futatsu 2 ni jū …………………………. 10
mittsu 3 san hyaku ……..………………100
yottsu 4 shi; yon sen …………………….. 1,000
itsutsu 5 go ichiman ……………… 10,000
muttsu 6 roku jūman ……………… 100,000
nanatsu 7 shichi; nana hyakuman ………... 1,000,000
yattsu 8 hachi senman ………….. 10,000,000
kokonotsu 9 ku; kyū ichioku ………… 100,000,000
tō 10 jū

11 = 10 + 1
jūichi = jū + ichi

12 = 10 + 2 20 = 2 x 10
jūni = jū + ni nijū = ni x jū

13 = 10 + 3 30 = 3 x 10
jūsan = jū + san sanjū = san x jū

14 = 10 + 4 40 = 4 x 10
jūyon = jū + yon yonjū = yon x jū
jūshi = jū + shi shijū = shi x jū

15 = 10 + 5 50 = 5 x 10
jūgo = jū + go gojū = go x jū

16 = 10 + 6 60 =6 x 10
jūroku = jū + roku rokujū = roku x jū

17 = 10 + 7 70 =7 x 10
jūshichi = jū + shichi shichijū = shichi x jū
jūnana = jū + nana nanajū = nana x jū

18 = 10 + 8 80 =8 x 10
jūhachi = jū + hachi hachijū = hachi x jū

19 = 10 + 9 90 = 9 x 10
jūkyū = jū + kyū kyūjū = kyū x jū
jūku = jū + ku kujū = ku x jū

Fractions Decimals

½ ni bun no1 ichi 0.1 rei ten2 ichi

¾ yon bun no san 25.25 nijūgo ten ni-go

1
Bun no means part of.
2
Ten means point.

Nihongo Handout: Counting System

Prepared by: Ruel M. Magayanes