Numbers


Although it is far from being a comprehensive list, the kanji listed here are adequate for expressing all integers from 1 to 999,999,999,999. Since in modern Japanese large numbers tend to be written using Arabic numerals, I don't think you'll have problems getting by with this list.

The numbers from one to ten, and how to count things with them

The counting terms given are general; most Japanese nouns, however, require special counting words.
English Name
Number (Romaji)
Counting (Romaji)
One
Ichi Hitotsu
Two
Ni Futatsu
Three
San Mittsu
Four
Shi (Yon) Yotsu
Five
Go Itsutsu
Six
Roku Mutsu
Seven
Shichi (Nana) Nanatsu
Eight
Hachi Yattsu
Nine
Kyu (Ku) Kokonotsu
Ten
Juu To

Here's how the numbers progress as powers of 10

Arabic Number
10x
Kanji Equivalent
What it Expresses
1
100
One
10
101
Ten
100
102
Hundred
1,000
103
Thousand
10,000
104
Ten thousand
100,000
105
Ten x Ten thousand
1,000,000
106
Hundred x Ten thousand
10,000,000
107
Thousand x Ten thousand
100,000,000
108
Hundred million
1,000,000,000
109
Ten x Hundred million
10,000,000,000
1010
Hundred x Hundred million
100,000,000,000
1011
Thousand x Hundred million

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