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Japanese Numbers and Counting Vocabulary

Counting in Japanese involves more than just numbers. Master counting words and the various counter systems used for different objects.

All Numbers Words

Showing 12 of 12 nouns
JapaneseReadingMeaningJLPTAudio
ゼロ
ゼロ
zero
zeroN5
一
いち
ichi
oneN5
一番
いちばん
ichiban
best (most), first, number oneN5
~円
~えん
~en
YenN5
億
おく
oku
hundred millionN4
九
きゅう
kyuu
nineN5
九
く
ku
nineN5
九つ
ここのつ
kokonotsu
nine thingsN5
二十歳
はたち
hatachi
20 years oldN5
倍
ばい
bai
doubleN4
半分
はんぶん
hanbun
halfN5
番号
ばんごう
bangou
number, series of digitsN5