Counting in Japanese

This free audio lesson on counting in Japanese is essential stuff for your Japanese language survival kit! Want to know how much something costs when you go shopping? Want to tell someone the address where you’re staying or the house number you’re visiting? Or perhaps you may want to know how old someone is, or how many children they have.

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:

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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!
いち
ichi
one
ni
two
さん
san
three
よん
yon
four
shi
four
go
five
ろく
roku
six
なな
nana
seven
しち
shichi
seven
はち
hachi
eight
きゅう
kyū
nine
じゅう
ten

That’s it for this lesson.

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