There are so many reasons to know how to count in Japanese, and the Rocket Japanese team are here to help. Starting with the basics, by the end of this lesson you’ll know how to count in Japanese from numbers one to ten. Let’s get started!
Resources for further reading:
Counting From One to Ten in Japanese
Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record
Rocket Record lets you perfect your Japanese pronunciation. Just listen to the native speaker audio and then use the microphone icon to record yourself. Once you’re done, you’ll get a score out of 100 on your pronunciation and can listen to your own audio playback. (Use a headset mic for best results.) Problems? Click here!
一
いち
ichi
one
0%
二
に
ni
two
0%
三
さん
san
three
0%
四
よん
yon
four
0%
四
し
shi
four
0%
五
ご
go
five
0%
六
ろく
roku
six
0%
七
なな
nana
seven
0%
七
しち
shichi
seven
0%
八
はち
hachi
eight
0%
九
きゅう
kyū
nine
0%
十
じゅう
jū
ten
0%
That’s it for this lesson.
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- What about describing other people in Japanese? Check this Japanese lesson out.
よく できました！ (Yoku dekimashita!) "Well done!"
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese
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