Japanese Numbers from 1-100. EASY Guide.

Are you learning to count numbers in Japanese?

Want the whole rundown from 1 to 100? Then you’ll want this guide. Here, you learn the numbers from 1 to 100. Plus, all the rules that help you understand how they work.

So, here’s how you can use this Japanese numbers guide:

Print it and keep it for yourself
Read the numbers out loud (or repeat as you hear them)
Come back to this page and review often (no-one learns everything 100% on the first try)

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And away we go…

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A. Japanese Numbers 0 to 10

The first numbers from 0 to 10 in Japanese form the basis of all the numbers up to ninety-nine. If you memorize these, it will make it very easy to remember how to form the rest of the Japanese numbers numbers.

It’s important to note that the Japanese words for four, seven, and nine have two ways of reading them. Don’t worry about the difference just yet.

#	English	Japanese
0	zero	zero (ゼロ)
1	one	ichi (一)
2	two	ni (二)
3	three	san (三)
4	four	shi/yon (四)
5	five	go (五)
6	six	roku (六)
7	seven	shichi/nana (七)
8	eight	hachi (八)
9	nine	kyuu/ku (九)
10	ten	juu (十)

B. Japanese Numbers 11-19

For the numbers 11-19 simply add ten or juu (十) in front of the number. In this way, it is even easier than English numbers. For example, you just have to put together ten and one to make eleven.

#	English	Japanese
11	eleven	juu ichi (十一)
12	twelve	juu ni (十二)
13	thirteen	juu san (十三)
14	fourteen	juu shi/yon (十四)
15	fifteen	juu go (十五)
16	sixteen	juu roku (十六)
17	seventeen	juu shichi/nana (十七)
18	eighteen	juu hachi (十八)
19	nineteen	juu kyuu/ku (十九)

C. Japanese Numbers 20-29

The numbers from 20-29 follow similar rules as in 10 -19. However, for 20 you must put two or ni (二) before the ten or juu (十) to make it twenty. For the rest of the numbers from 21-29 simply put a ni (二) in front of the numbers from 1-9.

#	English	Japanese
20	twenty	ni juu (二十)
21	twenty-one	ni juu ichi (二十一)
22	twenty-two	ni juu ni (二十二)
23	twenty-three	ni juu san (二十三)
24	twenty-four	ni juu shi/yon (二十四)
25	twenty-five	ni juu go (二十五)
26	twenty-six	ni juu roku (二十六)
27	twenty-seven	ni juu shichi/nana (二十七)
28	twenty-eight	ni juu hachi (二十八)
29	twenty-nine	ni juu kyuu/ku (二十九)

D. Numbers 30-39

For the numbers from 31-39 simply add san (三) or three in front of every number from 1-9. Thirty is formed similarly to twenty by adding a san (三) or three in front of (十) juu or ten.

#	English	Japanese
30	thirty	san juu (三十）
31	thirty-one	san juu ichi (三十一)
32	thirty-two	san juu ni (三十二)
33	thirty-three	san juu san (三十三)
34	thirty-four	san juu shi/yon (三十四)
35	thirty-five	san juu go (三十五)
36	thirty-six	san juu roku (三十六)
37	thirty-seven	san juu shichi/nana (三十七)
38	thirty-eight	san juu hachi (三十八)
39	thirty-nine	san juu kyuu/ku (三十九)

E. Numbers 40-49

For numbers from 40-49, just add yon (四) or four in front of each number. Although four can be pronounced in two different ways, it is generally yon in these numbers.

#	English	Japanese
40	forty	yon juu (四十)
41	forty-one	yon juu ichi (四十一)
42	forty-two	yon juu ni (四十二)
43	forty-three	yon juu san (四十三)
44	forty-four	yon juu yon (四十四)
45	forty-five	yon juu go (四十五)
46	forty-six	yon juu roku (四十六)
47	forty-seven	yon juu shichi/nana (四十七)
48	forty-eight	yon juu hachi (四十八)
49	forty-nine	yon juu kyuu/ku (四十九)

F. Numbers 50-59

For these numbers simply add a go (五) or five in front of each single digit number from 1-9. For fifty, put a go (五) or five in front of juu (十) or ten.

#	English	Japanese
50	fifty	go juu (五十)
51	fifty-one	go juu ichi (五十一)
52	fifty-two	go juu ni (五十二)
53	fifty-three	go juu san (五十三)
54	fifty-four	go juu shi/yon (五十四)
55	fifty-five	go juu go (五十五)
56	fifty-six	go juu roku (五十六)
57	fifty-seven	go juu shichi/nana (五十七)
58	fifty-eight	go juu hachi (五十八)
59	fifty-nine	go juu kyuu/ku (五十九)

G. Numbers 60-69

These numbers follow the same rules as 50-59 except that there is a roku (六) or six placed in front of each number.

#	English	Japanese
60	sixty	roku juu (六十)
61	sixty-one	roku juu ichi (六十一)
62	sixty-two	roku juu ni (六十二)
63	sixty-three	roku juu san (六十三)
64	sixty-four	roku juu shi/yon (六十四)
65	sixty-five	roku juu go (六十五)
66	sixty-six	roku juu roku (六十六)
67	sixty-seven	roku juu shichi/nana (六十七)
68	sixty-eight	roku juu hachi (六十八)
69	sixty-nine	roku juu kyuu/ku (六十九)

H. Numbers 70-79

For numbers 70 – 70, just remember to add a nana (七) or seven in the front part of each number. Although seven has two pronunciations, it is used as nana in these cases.

#	English	Japanese
70	seventy	nana juu (七十)
71	seventy-one	nana juu ichi (七十一)
72	seventy-two	nana juu ni (七十二)
73	seventy-three	nana juu san (七十三)
74	seventy-four	nana juu shi/yon (七十四)
75	seventy-five	nana juu go (七十五)
76	seventy-six	nana juu roku (七十六)
77	seventy-seven	nana juu shichi/nana (七十七)
78	seventy-eight	nana juu hachi (七十八)
79	seventy-nine	nana juu kyuu/ku (七十九)

I. Numbers 80-89

These numbers follows the same rules as previous numbers, except that there is a hachi (八) or eight placed in front of each number.

#	English	Japanese
80	eighty	hachi juu (八十)
81	eighty-one	hachi juu ichi (八十一)
82	eighty-two	hachi juu ni (八十二)
83	eighty-three	hachi juu san (八十三)
84	eighty-four	hachi juu shi/yon (八十四)
85	eighty-five	hachi juu go (八十五)
86	eighty-six	hachi juu roku (八十六)
87	eighty-seven	hachi juu shichi/nana (八十七)
88	eighty-eight	hachi juu hachi (八十八)
89	eighty-nine	hachi juu kyuu/ku (八十九)

J. Numbers 90-100

The numbers 90-100 are straightforward and follow the same pattern as previous numbers. Simply add a kyuu (九) or nine in front of each number. Although nine can be pronounced kyuu or ku, it is used as kyuu for these numbers. One hundred is the only completely new number that has to be memorized.

#	English	Japanese
90	ninety	kyuu juu (九十）
91	ninety-one	kyuu juu ichi (九十一)
92	ninety-two	kyuu juu ni (九十二)
93	ninety-three	kyuu juu san (九十三)
94	ninety-four	kyuu juu shi/yon (九十四)
95	ninety-five	kyuu juu go (九十五)
96	ninety-six	kyuu juu roku (九十六)
97	ninety-seven	kyuu juu shichi/nana (九十七)
98	ninety-eight	kyuu juu hachi (九十八)
99	ninety-nine	kyuu juu kyuu/ku (九十九)
100	one hundred	hyaku (百)

Conclusion

Now you know your Japanese numbers. Well, hopefully. Remember, no-one learns everything on the first try — not even geniuses. All it is is practice.

So, review, review, review, and say these numbers out loud. Print this page out loud and refer to it as much as possible. Eventually, you wont need it and you’ll master the numbers.

– The Main Lingua Junkie