{"id":473,"date":"2017-10-16T19:36:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T23:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/?p=473"},"modified":"2017-10-17T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T19:12:35","slug":"the-numeric-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/complete\/numeric_system","title":{"rendered":"The Numeric System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Numbers starting from 100<\/h2>\n

We already learned all the numbers up to 99 in the first chapter. We will now learn the numbers 100 up to 10 quadrillion. If you need a quick review, here are the first 10 numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Numerals<\/th>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kanji<\/th>\n\u4e00<\/td>\n\u4e8c<\/td>\n\u4e09<\/td>\n\u56db<\/td>\n\u4e94<\/td>\n\u516d<\/td>\n\u4e03<\/td>\n\u516b<\/td>\n\u4e5d<\/td>\n\u5341<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reading<\/th>\n\u3044\u3061<\/td>\n\u306b<\/td>\n\u3055\u3093<\/td>\n\u3057\uff0f\u3088\u3093<\/b><\/td>\n\u3054<\/td>\n\u308d\u304f<\/td>\n\u3057\u3061\uff0f\u306a\u306a<\/b><\/td>\n\u306f\u3061<\/td>\n\u304d\u3085\u3046<\/td>\n\u3058\u3085\u3046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Here are the additional units for numbers starting from 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Numerals<\/th>\n100<\/td>\n1,000<\/td>\n10,000<\/td>\n10^8<\/td>\n10^12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kanji<\/th>\n\u767e<\/td>\n\u5343<\/td>\n\u4e00\u4e07<\/td>\n\u4e00\u5104<\/td>\n\u4e00\u5146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reading<\/th>\n\u3072\u3083\u304f<\/td>\n\u305b\u3093<\/td>\n\u3044\u3061\u307e\u3093<\/td>\n\u3044\u3061\u304a\u304f<\/td>\n\u3044\u3063\u3061\u3087\u3046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Note:<\/b> Units larger than \u300c\u5343\u300d require another preceding number and cannot be used by themselves. For example, \u300c\u4e07\u300d does not mean 10,000, you need to add a one: \u300c\u4e00\u4e07\u300d.<\/p>\n

Because the Japanese numeral system is based on units of four not three, the same units get repeated once you get past 10,000 until you get to 100,000,000. In other words, numbers are organized as 1,0000, 1,0000,0000, 10^12, 10^16 and so on.<\/p>\n

You’ll need to pay careful attention to reading changes for some sound combinations. The chart below outlines the numbers that are pronounced slightly differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Numerals<\/th>\nKanji<\/th>\nReading<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
300<\/td>\n\u4e09\u767e<\/td>\n\u3055\u3093\u3073\u3083\u304f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
600<\/td>\n\u516d\u767e<\/td>\n\u308d\u3063\u3074\u3083\u304f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800<\/td>\n\u516b\u767e<\/td>\n\u306f\u3063\u3074\u3083\u304f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3000<\/td>\n\u4e09\u5343<\/td>\n\u3055\u3093\u305c\u3093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8000<\/td>\n\u516b\u5343<\/td>\n\u306f\u3063\u305b\u3093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10^12<\/td>\n\u4e00\u5146<\/td>\n\u3044\u3063\u3061\u3087\u3046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Example<\/h3>\n

Large numbers are rarely written in all Kanji as you can imagine something like \u300c\u4e8c\u767e\u4e09\u5341\u4e07\u4e5d\u5343\u56db\u767e\u4e09\u5341\u4e00\u300d would be difficult to read. You will usually see a combination of numbers and Kanji or just numerals altogether.<\/p>\n

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  1. 1,234 \u3010\u305b\u3093\u30fb\u306b\u30fb\u3072\u3083\u304f\u30fb\u3055\u3093\u30fb\u3058\u3085\u3046\u30fb\u3088\u3093\u3011 – 1,234<\/li>\n
  2. \uff15\u4e07\uff13\u5343 \u3010\u3054\u30fb\u307e\u3093\u30fb\u3055\u3093\u30fb\u305c\u3093\u3011 – 53,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Other numbers<\/h2>\n

    Several ways to say zero and other types of numbers are listed below. \u300c\u307e\u308b\u300d meaning “circle” is similar to how we use “O” (the letter) in things like phone numbers, room numbers, and addresses.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. \u96f6\u3000\u3010\u308c\u3044\u3011 – zero<\/li>\n
    2. \u30bc\u30ed – zero<\/li>\n
    3. \u307e\u308b – circle; zero<\/li>\n
    4. \uff5e\u53f7\u5ba4\u3000\u3010\uff5e\u3054\u3046\u30fb\u3057\u3064\u3011 – suffix for room numbers<\/li>\n
    5. \u30de\u30a4\u30ca\u30b9X – negative X<\/li>\n
    6. \u70b9 \u3010\u3066\u3093\u3011 – period; dot; decimal point<\/li>\n
    7. X.Y \u300cX\u30fb\u3066\u3093\u30fbY\u300d – X.Y<\/li>\n
    8. X\u5206\u306eY – Y\/X (Y of X parts)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Example<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. \uff12\uff10\uff13\u53f7\u5ba4 \u3010\u306b\u30fb\u307e\u308b\u30fb\u3055\u3093\u30fb\u3054\u3046\u30fb\u3057\u3064\u3011 – room 203<\/li>\n
      2. 23.5 \u3010\u306b\u30fb\u3058\u3085\u3046\u30fb\u3055\u3093\u30fb\u3066\u3093\u30fb\u3054\u3011 – twenty three point five<\/li>\n
      3. \u56db\u5206\u306e\u4e00 \u3010\u3088\u3093\u30fb\u3076\u3093\u30fb\u306e\u30fb\u3044\u3061\u3011\u3000- fourth (1\/4)<\/li>\n
      4. \u30de\u30a4\u30ca\u30b9\uff15 – negative five<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        It’s so confusing!<\/h3>\n

        \u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\uff1a\u3042\u3001\u3082\u3046\uff01\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u306e\u6570\u3063\u3066\u5168\u7136\u5206\u304b\u3093\u306a\u3044\uff01
        \nJohn: Oh already! (I) don’t understand Japanese numbers at all!<\/p>\n

        \u30a2\u30ea\u30b9\uff1a\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u96e3\u3057\u3044\u3088\u306d\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u306f\u3001\u56db\u5358\u4f4d\u3067\u6570\u3048\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u56db\u3092\u8db3\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4e09\u3067\u5272\u3063\u3066\u3001\u82f1\u8a9e\u306e\u6570\u5b57\u306b\u5909\u3048\u308b\u3088\u3002\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3001\u767e\u4e07\u306f\u3001\u4e8c\u8db3\u3059\u56db\u3067\u516d\u3060\u304b\u3089\u30011 million\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3002
        \nAlice: It’s certainly difficult, isn’t it? Because in Japanese (you) count by units of four, I just add four, divide by three, and change (it) into (the) English number. For example, \u3072\u3083\u304f\u307e\u3093<\/i> is 2 plus 4 and (it’s) six so it becomes 1 million.<\/p>\n

        \u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\uff1a\u3044\u3084\u3001\u5168\u7136\u5206\u304b\u3093\u306a\u3044\uff01\u30ea\u30fc\u541b\u306f\u96e3\u3057\u304f\u306a\u3044\u306e\uff1f
        \nJohn: No, (I) don’t understand at all! Lee-kun, it isn’t difficult?<\/p>\n

        \u30ea\u30fc\uff1a\u97d3\u56fd\u8a9e\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u7c21\u5358\u3060\u3088\u3002
        \nLee: Korean is the same as Japanese so (it’s) easy, you know.<\/p>\n

        \u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\uff1a\u305a\u308b\u3044\uff01
        \nJohn: That’s cheating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Numbers starting from 100 We already learned all the numbers up to 99 in the first chapter. We will now learn the numbers 100 up to 10 quadrillion. If you need a quick review, here are the first 10 numbers. Numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kanji \u4e00 \u4e8c \u4e09 … <\/p>\n

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