numbers

Question 1

What is the Japanese word for ‘one’?

Answer 1

いち (ichi)

Example: 一つ (ひとつ, hitotsu) means ‘one (thing)’.

Question 2

What is the Japanese word for ‘two’?

Answer 2

に (ni)

Example: 二つ (ふたつ, futatsu) means ‘two (things)’.

Question 3

What is the Japanese word for ‘three’?

Answer 3

さん (san)

Example: 三つ (みっつ, mittsu) means ‘three (things)’.

Question 4

What is the Japanese word for ‘four’?

Answer 4

し (shi) or よん (yon after 10)

Example: 四つ (よっつ, yottsu) means ‘four (things)’.

Question 5

What is the Japanese word for ‘five’?

Answer 5

ご (go)

Example: 五つ (いつつ, itsutsu) means ‘five (things)’.

Question 6

What is the Japanese word for ‘six’?

Answer 6

ろく (roku)

Example: 六つ (むっつ, muttsu) means ‘six (things)’.

Question 7

What is the Japanese word for ‘seven’?

Answer 7

しち (shichi) or なな (nana after 10)

Example: 七つ (ななつ, nanatsu) means ‘seven (things)’.

Question 8

What is the Japanese word for ‘eight’?

Answer 8

はち (hachi)

Example: 八つ (やっつ, yattsu) means ‘eight (things)’.

Question 9

What is the Japanese word for ‘nine’?

Answer 9

きゅう (kyuu)

Example: 九つ (ここのつ, kokonotsu) means ‘nine (things)’.

Question 10

What is the Japanese word for ‘ten’?

Answer 10

じゅう (juu)

Example: 十 (じゅう, juu) means ‘ten’.

Question 11

What is the Japanese word for ‘hundred’?

Answer 11

ひゃく (hyaku)

Example: 百 (ひゃく, hyaku) means ‘hundred’.