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Japanese N5 Numbers — Count from 1 to 100 in Japanese

Learn to count from 1 to 100 in Japanese. Complete number vocabulary list with kanji, hiragana, romaji, and counting patterns for JLPT N5.

Japanese numbers follow a logical system once you learn 1-10. Numbers 11-19 are formed by saying 10 + digit (じゅういち = 11, じゅうに = 12). Tens are formed by digit + 10 (にじゅう = 20, さんじゅう = 30). Note that 4, 7, and 9 each have two possible readings — context determines which to use.

Key Vocabulary

JapaneseRomajiMeaning
いちichione (1)
にnitwo (2)
さんsanthree (3)
よん / しyon / shifour (4)
ごgofive (5)
ろくrokusix (6)
なな / しちnana / shichiseven (7)
はちhachieight (8)
きゅう / くkyuu / kunine (9)
じゅうjuuten (10)

Example Sentences

  • にじゅういち
    nijuuichi
    twenty-one (21)
  • さんじゅう
    sanjuu
    thirty (30)
  • ひゃく
    hyaku
    hundred (100)
  • でんわばんごう
    denwa bangou
    phone number

Study Tips

  • 14 has two readings: よん (yon) is preferred over し (shi) because し sounds like 'death'
  • 27 has two readings: なな (nana) is more common than しち (shichi)
  • 3Numbers 11-19 are simply じゅう (10) + the single digit
  • 4Multiples of 10: にじゅう (20), さんじゅう (30), etc.

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