CARDINAL NUMBERS

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1-9

10s (j)
j
nij
sanj
yonj
goj
rokuj
nanaj

Hyaku
(100s)
hyaku
nihyaku
sambyaku
yonhyaku
gohyaku
roppyaku
nanhyaku

Sen
(1,000)
sen
nisen
sansen
yonsen
gosen
rokusen
nansen

Man
(10,000)
ichiman
niman
sanman
yonman
goman
rokuman
nanaman

Jman
(100,000)
jman
nijman
sanjman
yonjman
gojman
rokujman
nanajman

ichi
ni
san
shi/yon
go
roku
shichi/na
na
hachi
ky

hachij
kyj

happyaku
kyhyaku

hassen
kysen

hachiman
kyman

hachijman
kyjman

Hyakuman
(1,000,000)
hyakuman
nihyakuman
sambyakuman
yonhyakuman
gohyakuman
roppyakuman
nanahyakuman
happyakuman
kyhaykuman

Another System
10
t
11
jichi
12
jni
13
jsan
14
jyon
15
jgo
16
jroku
17
jnana
18
jhachi
19
jky

Senman
(10,000,000)
senman
nisenman
sansenman
yonsenman
gosenman
rokusenman
nanasenman
hassenman
kysenman

Another System
hitotsu
futatsu
mittsu
yottsu
itsutsu
muttsu
nanatsu
yattsu
kokonotsu

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Ji (oclock)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0
1
1
1
2

-nen (years)

ichiji
niji
sanji
yoji
goji
rokuji
shichiji
hachiji
kuji
jji

-fun
(minutes)
ippun
nifun
sanpun
yonpun
gofun
roppun
nanafun
happun
kyfun
jppun

-shukan
(weeks)
ishukan
nishukan
sanshukan
yonshukan
goshukan
rokushukan
nanshukan
hasshukan
kyshukan
jsshukan

-sai (age)

ichinen
ninen
sannen
yonnen
gonen
rokunen
nananen
hachinen
kyunen
jnen

-nichi
(days)
tsuitachi
futsuka
mikka
yokka
itsuka
muika
nanoka
yka
kokonoka
tka

jichiji

jippun

jichinen

jichinichi

jichishukan

jissai

jniji

jnippun

jninen

jninichi

jnishukan

jnisai

-gatsu
ichigatsu
nigatsu
sangatsu
shigatsu
gogatsu
rokugatsu
shichigatsu
hachigatsu
kugatsu
jgatsu
jichigatsu
jnigatsu

Months of the Year

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

nichiybi
getsuybi
kaybi
suiybi
mokuybi
kinybi
doybi

Days of the week

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

issai
nisai
sansai
yonsai
gosai
rokusai
nanasai
hassai
kysai
jssai

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-nin (for people)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0

hitori
futari
sannin
yonin
gonin
rokunin
shichinin
hachinin
kynin
jnin

-bai (liquid or dry

measures
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0

ippai
nihai
sanbai
yonhai
gohai
rokubai
nanbai
hachibai
kyhai
jbai

-mai
thin/flat
objects)
ichimai
nimai
sanmai
yonmai
gomai
rokumai
nanamai
hachimai
kymai
jmai

(for

-kumi
(sets
dishes, pair
people)
hitokumi
futakumi
mikumi
yokumi
gokumi
rokumi
nanakumi
hachikumi
kykumi
jkumi

-dai (for
vehicles)
ichidai
nidai
sandai
yondai
godai
rokudai
nanadai
hachidai
kyudai
jdai

heavy

objects,

kai(times/frequen
cies)
ikkai
nikkai
sankai
yokai
gokai
rokukai
nanakai
hakkai
kykai
jkai

of -fusa
(for
grapes, -nin mae (portions
of bananas, etc) bunches
/ servings)
hitofusa
futafusa
mifusa
yofusa
itsufusa
rofusa
nanafusa
hafusa
kyufusa
jfusa

ichininmae
nininmae
sanninmae
yoninmae
goninmae
rokuninmae
schichininmae
hachininmae
kyninmae
jninmae