Japanese

Learn Japanese numbers

Myriad scale, counter words, and dual readings for every number.

Real-world situations you'll practice

🕐Telling time
💰Currency & prices
📅Dates
📞Phone numbers
🎂Ages
🌡️Temperature
Arithmetic
📏Measurement
⏱️Duration
½Fractions
🔢Decimals
%Percentages
🏅Ranking
🧮Counter words

See it in action

Sifrad Japanese screenshot
Sifrad Japanese screenshot

Start learning Japanese numbers

Free to start — count from 1 to 10 right away. Sifrad Plus unlocks the full journey.

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Number System

Scale

Myriad

Grouping

By 4

Decade base

Decimal

Word order

Tens-units

Construction

Additive

What makes Japanese numbers unique

1

Myriad scale: 万 (man, 10⁴) and 億 (oku, 10⁸)

2

Counter words required when counting objects (人, 冊, 枚, つ)

3

On/kun dual readings: 4 = し/よん, 7 = しち/なな, 9 = く/きゅう

4

Kanji numerals alongside Arabic digits