Vocabulary
Numbers and Counting
数と数え方
Elementary
~20 min
~20 min
Learn Japanese numbers from 1 to 100 and basic counting systems.
Numbers 1-10
1: 一 (ichi), 2: 二 (ni), 3: 三 (san), 4: 四 (yon/shi), 5: 五 (go), 6: 六 (roku), 7: 七 (nana/shichi), 8: 八 (hachi), 9: 九 (kyuu/ku), 10: 十 (juu)
Counting to 100
11 is 十一 (juu ichi) = ten-one. 20 is 二十 (ni juu) = two-ten. 100 is 百 (hyaku).
Counter Words
Japanese uses different counter words depending on what you're counting. 人 (nin) for people, 枚 (mai) for flat objects, 冊 (satsu) for books, 匹 (hiki) for small animals.
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