Learn From Dictionary - Topic On: Numbers/Suuji

[acsonrobin]

0 - Zero/Rei
1 - Ichi
2 - Ni
3 - San
4 - Yon/Shi
5 - Go
6 - Roku
7 - Nana/Shichi
8 - Hachi
9 - Kyuu
10 - Juu

[ggliff]

Thanks
I have always wondered if there was a special time to use the alt versions for 4 and especially 7? Or are they completely interchangeable?

[adventwriter]

I've wondered that too. Whenever I've heard counting - like in Momusu's many games on Haromoni, or some artist counting out - ex. Ryo Owatari of Do As Infinity - he always says "1, 2, san, shi". I've heard Yon used when referring to age - like Koharu when she was 14 would say "jyuu-yon sai desu". Dunno if that helps. And thats only the 4, I have no clue on the 7.

[ggliff]

Ar yes, now you mention it jyuu-yon sai sounds right, but jyuu-shi sai doesn't really. It's probably REALLY complicated like much of the different ways of using the same word/phrase in Japanese :D (well I find it complicated anyway lol )

[acsonrobin]

11 - Juu-ichi
12 - Juu-ni
13 - Juu-san
14 - Juu-yon
15 - Juu-go
16 - Juu-roku
17 - Juu-nana
18 - Juu-hachi
19 - Juu-kyuu
20 - Ni-juu
21 - Ni-juu-ichi
30 - San-juu
35 - San-juu-go
40 - Yon-juu
50 - Go-juu
60 - Roku-juu
70 - Nana-juu
80 - Hachi-juu
90 - Kyuu-juu
100 - Hyaku
101 - Hyaku-ichi
200 - Ni-hyaku
300 - San-byaku
400 - Yon-hyaku
500 - Go-hyaku
600 - Rop-pyaku
700 - Nana-hyaku
800 - Hap-pyaku
900 - Kyuu-hyaku
1000 - Sen
2000 - Ni-sen
3000 - San-zen
4000 - Yon-sen
5000 - Go-sen
6000 - Roku-sen
7000 - Nana-sen
8000 - Hass-sen
9000 - Kyuu-sen
10000 - Ichi-man
20000 - Ni-man
100000 - Juu-man
1000000 - Hyaku-man
2000000 - Ni-hyaku-man
10000000 - Sen-man
100000000 - Ichi-oku
1000000000 - Juu-oku

[Dran]

The way I heard it was that "yon" and "nana" are used when saying numbers. However, when counting you use "shi" and "shichi", because it's easier and faster. :)

[slayn]

Just an add-on....

9=kyuu, u can also say it as "ku", just like yon/shi and nana/shichi

[slayn]

Ordinal numbers are formed by putting "dai" in front of the cardinal numbers i.e.:
1st = dai-ichi
2nd = dai-ni
3rd = dai-san


Dates

1st = tsuitachi
2nd = futsuka
3rd = mikka
4th = yokka
5th = itsuka
6th = muika
7th = nanoka
8th = youka
9th = kokonoka
10th = touka
11th = juu-ichi-nichi
12th = juu-ni-nichi
13th = juu-san-nichi
14th = juu-yokka
15th = juu-go-nichi
16th = juu-roku-nichi
17th = juu-nana-nichi
18th = juu-hachi-nichi
19th = juu-ku-nichi
20th = hatsuka
21st = ni-juu-ichi-nichi
22nd = ni-juu-ni-nichi
23rd = ni-juu-san-nichi
24th = ni-juu-yokka
25th = ni-juu-go-nichi
26th = ni-juu-roku-nichi
27th = ni-juu-nana-nichi
28th = ni-juu-hachi-nichi
29th = ni-juu-ku-nichi
30th = san-juu-ichi-nichi
31st = san-juu-ni-nichi

Some add-ons/corrections are most welcomed...XD

[amirulxvii]

^ So it goes like that for numbers huh? But they have different prefixes for person right? Like in Naruto, the 5th Hokage is called GO-DAIME.

[slayn]

erm....sometimes they mix it up....dun know why XD

[Rakkety]

@Amirul:
Go means 5
Dai means generation
Me is like our ~th

So basically godaime is just the 5th generation...

[amirulxvii]

Ah. So that's how it is. Thanks rakkety.