Japanese Number Words 1-100
Numbers are a vital part of conversational language. Counting, prices, dates, ages... so many parts of speech require a firm knowledge of numbers. That's why this page is here to teach you the essentials in Japanese numerals.
So go ahead, scroll down, and learn your Japanese numbers from one to one hundred... it's as easy as one two three!(That's ichi, ni, san... in Japanese by the way, in case you were wondering.)
If you'd like to learn about larger Japanese numbers, then feel free to use the links below:
Japanese Numbers: 1-100
Japanese Numbers: 100-200
Japanese Numbers: 200-1000
Now onto the first list of Japanese Numbers 1-100.
Japanese Numbers 1 to 100:
You can also view this list of Japanese numbers with translations from English to Japanese.
All numbers listed in order: Romaji (Hiragana, Kanji) ➔ English (Numeral)
0 in Japanese
Do numbers start at zero? Or do they start at one?
Zero / Rei (ぜろ, 零) ➔ Zero (0)
Japanese Numbers 1-10 (One to Ten):
Probably the most common numbers you'll come across, so knowing the Japanese numbers 1 to 10 will be very useful.
Ichi (いち, 一) ➔ One (1)
Ni (に, 二) ➔ Two (2)
San (さん, 三) ➔ Three (3)
Shi (Yon) (よん, 四) ➔ Four (4)
Go (ご, 五) ➔ Five (5)
Roku (ろく, 六) ➔ Six (6)
Shichi (Nana) (なな, 七) ➔ Seven (7)
Hachi (はち, 八) ➔ Eight (8)
Kyuu (Ku) (きゅう, 九) ➔ Nine (9)
Juu (じゅう, 十) ➔ Ten (10)
Japanese Numbers 10-20 (Ten to Twenty):
Knowing how to count from 10 to 20 in Japanese may prove extra helpful during the teenage years.
Juu (じゅう, 十) ➔ Ten (10)
Juu ichi (じゅういち, 十一) ➔ Eleven (11)
Juu ni (じゅうに, 十二) ➔ Twelve (12)
Juu san (じゅうさん, 十三) ➔ Thirteen (13)
Juu yon (じゅうよん, 十四) ➔ Fourteen (14)
Juu go (じゅうご, 十五) ➔ Fifteen (15)
Juu roku (じゅうろく, 十六) ➔ Sixteen (16)
Juu nana (じゅうなな, 十七) ➔ Seventeen (17)
Juu hachi (じゅうはち, 十八) ➔ Eighteen (18)
Juu kyuu (じゅうきゅう, 十九) ➔ Nineteen (19)
Ni juu (にじゅう, 二十) ➔ Twenty (20)
Japanese Numbers 20-30 (Twenty to Thirty):
Japanese counting 20 to 30 is easy when you notice the 20s all start with "ni juu", which is literally "two ten".
Ni juu (にじゅう, 二十) ➔ Twenty (20)
Ni juu ichi (にじゅういち, 二十一) ➔ Twenty one (21)
Ni juu ni (にじゅうに, 二十二) ➔ Twenty two (22)
Ni juu san (にじゅうさん, 二十三) ➔ Twenty three (23)
Ni juu yon (にじゅうよん, 二十四) ➔ Twenty four (24)
Ni juu go (にじゅうご, 二十五) ➔ Twenty five (25)
Ni juu roku (にじゅうろく, 二十六) ➔ Twenty six (26)
Ni juu nana (にじゅうなな, 二十七) ➔ Twenty seven (27)
Ni juu hachi (にじゅうはち, 二十八) ➔ Twenty eight (28)
Ni juu kyuu (にじゅうきゅう, 二十九) ➔ Twenty nine (29)
San juu (さんじゅう, 三十) ➔ Thirty (30)
Japanese Numbers 30-40 (Thirty to Forty):
The Japanese numbers 30 to 40 all start with "san juu", which is literally "three ten". Are you noticing a pattern?
San juu (さんじゅう, 三十) ➔ Thirty (30)
San juu ichi (さんじゅういち, 三十一) ➔ Thirty one (31)
San juu ni (さんじゅうに, 三十二) ➔ Thirty two (32)
San juu san (さんじゅうさん, 三十三) ➔ Thirty three (33)
San juu yon (さんじゅうよん, 三十四) ➔ Thirty four (34)
San juu go (さんじゅうご, 三十五) ➔ Thirty five (35)
San juu roku (さんじゅうろく, 三十六) ➔ Thirty six (36)
San juu nana (さんじゅうなな, 三十七) ➔ Thirty seven (37)
San juu hachi (さんじゅうはち, 三十八) ➔ Thirty eight (38)
San juu kyuu (さんじゅうきゅう, 三十九) ➔ Thirty nine (39)
Yon juu (よんじゅう, 四十) ➔ Forty (40)
Japanese Numbers 40-50 (Forty to Fifty):
40 to 50 in Japanese works much the same with the 40s all starting with "yon juu", translating to "four ten".
Yon juu (よんじゅう, 四十) ➔ Forty (40)
Yon juu ichi (よんじゅういち, 四十一) ➔ Forty one (41)
Yon juu ni (よんじゅうに, 四十二) ➔ Forty two (42)
Yon juu san (よんじゅうさん, 四十三) ➔ Forty three (43)
Yon juu yon (よんじゅうよん, 四十四) ➔ Forty four (44)
Yon juu go (よんじゅうご, 四十五) ➔ Forty five (45)
Yon juu roku (よんじゅうろく, 四十六) ➔ Forty six (46)
Yon juu nana (よんじゅうなな, 四十七) ➔ Forty seven (47)
Yon juu hachi (よんじゅうはち, 四十八) ➔ Forty eight (48)
Yon juu kyuu (よんじゅうきゅう, 四十九) ➔ Forty nine (49)
Go juu (ごじゅう, 五十) ➔ Fifty (50)
Japanese Numbers 50-60 (Fifty to Sixty):
The Japanese words for 50 to 60 follow the same format for the 50s, except use "go juu", meaning "five ten".
Go juu (ごじゅう, 五十) ➔ Fifty (50)
Go juu ichi (ごじゅういち, 五十一) ➔ Fifty one (51)
Go juu ni (ごじゅうに, 五十二) ➔ Fifty two (52)
Go juu san (ごじゅうさん, 五十三) ➔ Fifty three (53)
Go juu yon (ごじゅうよん, 五十四) ➔ Fifty four (54)
Go juu go (ごじゅうご, 五十五) ➔ Fifty five (55)
Go juu roku (ごじゅうろく, 五十六) ➔ Fifty six (56)
Go juu nana (ごじゅうなな, 五十七) ➔ Fifty seven (57)
Go juu hachi (ごじゅうはち, 五十八) ➔ Fifty eight (58)
Go juu kyuu (ごじゅうきゅう, 五十九) ➔ Fifty nine (59)
Roku juu (ろくじゅう, 六十) ➔ Sixty (60)
Japanese Numbers 60-70 (Sixty to Seventy):
Counting from 60 to 70 in Japanese uses the literal words "six ten" translated to "roku juu".
Roku juu (ろくじゅう, 六十) ➔ Sixty (60)
Roku juu ichi (ろくじゅういち, 六十一) ➔ Sixty one (61)
Roku juu ni (ろくじゅうに, 六十二) ➔ Sixty two (62)
Roku juu san (ろくじゅうさん, 六十三) ➔ Sixty three (63)
Roku juu yon (ろくじゅうよん, 六十四) ➔ Sixty four (64)
Roku juu go (ろくじゅうご, 六十五) ➔ Sixty five (65)
Roku juu roku (ろくじゅうろく, 六十六) ➔ Sixty six (66)
Roku juu nana (ろくじゅうなな, 六十七) ➔ Sixty seven (67)
Roku juu hachi (ろくじゅうはち, 六十八) ➔ Sixty eight (68)
Roku juu kyuu (ろくじゅうきゅう, 六十九) ➔ Sixty nine (69)
Nana juu (ななじゅう, 七十) ➔ Seventy (70)
Japanese Numbers 70-80 (Seventy to Eighty):
The Japanese numbers for 70 to 80 start with the literal words "seven ten" for the 70s translated from "nana juu".
Nana juu (ななじゅう, 七十) ➔ Seventy (70)
Nana juu ichi (ななじゅういち, 七十一) ➔ Seventy one (71)
Nana juu ni (ななじゅうに, 七十二) ➔ Seventy two (72)
Nana juu san (ななじゅうさん, 七十三) ➔ Seventy three (73)
Nana juu yon (ななじゅうよん, 七十四) ➔ Seventy four (74)
Nana juu go (ななじゅうご, 七十五) ➔ Seventy five (75)
Nana juu roku (ななじゅうろく, 七十六) ➔ Seventy six (76)
Nana juu nana (ななじゅうなな, 七十七) ➔ Seventy seven (77)
Nana juu hachi (ななじゅうはち, 七十八) ➔ Seventy eight (78)
Nana juu kyuu (ななじゅうきゅう, 七十九) ➔ Seventy nine (79)
Hachi juu (はちじゅう, 八十) ➔ Eighty (80)
Japanese Numbers 80-90 (Eighty to Ninety):
Japanese 80 to 90 begins with the words "eight ten" for the 80s, from the Japanese "hachi juu".
Hachi juu (はちじゅう, 八十) ➔ Eighty (80)
Hachi juu ichi (はちじゅういち, 八十一) ➔ Eighty one (81)
Hachi juu ni (はちじゅうに, 八十二) ➔ Eighty two (82)
Hachi juu san (はちじゅうさん, 八十三) ➔ Eighty three (83)
Hachi juu yon (はちじゅうよん, 八十四) ➔ Eighty four (84)
Hachi juu go (はちじゅうご, 八十五) ➔ Eighty five (85)
Hachi juu roku (はちじゅうろく, 八十六) ➔ Eighty six (86)
Hachi juu nana (はちじゅうなな, 八十七) ➔ Eighty seven (87)
Hachi juu hachi (はちじゅうはち, 八十八) ➔ Eighty eight (88)
Hachi juu kyuu (はちじゅうきゅう, 八十九) ➔ Eighty nine (89)
Kyuu juu (きゅうじゅう, 九十) ➔ Ninety (90)
Japanese Numbers 90-100 (Ninety to One Hundred):
This final section of Japanese numbers from 90 to 100 uses "kyuu juu" or literally "nine ten" for the 90s.
Kyuu juu (きゅうじゅう, 九十) ➔ Ninety (90)
Kyuu juu ichi (きゅうじゅういち, 九十一) ➔ Ninety one (91)
Kyuu juu ni (きゅうじゅうに, 九十二) ➔ Ninety two (92)
Kyuu juu san (きゅうじゅうさん, 九十三) ➔ Ninety three (93)
Kyuu juu yon (きゅうじゅうよん, 九十四) ➔ Ninety four (94)
Kyuu juu go (きゅうじゅうご, 九十五) ➔ Ninety five (95)
Kyuu juu roku (きゅうじゅうろく, 九十六) ➔ Ninety six (96)
Kyuu juu nana (きゅうじゅうなな, 九十七) ➔ Ninety seven (97)
Kyuu juu hachi (きゅうじゅうはち, 九十八) ➔ Ninety eight (98)
Kyuu juu kyuu (きゅうじゅうきゅう, 九十九) ➔ Ninety nine (99)
Hyaku (ひゃく, 百) ➔ One hundred (100)
*List of numbers completed: December 9, 2024.
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