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Example sentences (80)

Numbers 0–10

ichi · one
One, two, three!
kyū · nine
The phone is number nine.
go · five
Let's meet at five.
san · three
Three of us are going.
shi · four
Let's meet in April.
shichi · seven
I get up at seven.
jū · ten
Try counting to ten.
zero · zero
The answer is zero.
ni · two
February is cold, isn't it.
hachi · eight
I leave home at eight.
rei · zero
The temperature is zero degrees.
roku · six
Let's meet at six.

Big numbers & units

ichiban · number one, the most
This is my favorite.
kiro · kilo (kilogram, kilometer)
I bought a kilo of meat.
guramu · gram
Add 100 grams of sugar.
sen · thousand
It's a thousand yen.
ban · number (ordinal)
Take the number two bus.
bangō · number (digits)
Tell me your phone number.
hanbun · half
I'll give you half the cake.
hyaku · hundred
I'm going to the 100-yen shop.
man · ten thousand
It's 10,000 yen.
mētoru · meter
It's another 100 meters.
oku · hundred million
I don't have 100 million yen.
hai · losses (counter)
This team has lost three games this season.

Counting things

itsutsu · five (things)
Five apples, please.
kokonotsu · nine (things)
I got nine candies.
nanatsu · seven (things)
Get off at the seventh station.
hitotsu · one (thing)
One, please.
hitori · one person
I came alone.
futatsu · two (things)
I'll buy two.
mittsu · three (things)
I bought three rolls.
muttsu · six (things)
It comes in a pack of six.
yattsu · eight (things)
I'll take all eight.
yottsu · four (things)
Cut it into four.
hitori · alone, single (written form)
I started living alone.
hitori hitori · one by one, each person
I'll listen to each person's opinion.

Counters

kai · times (counter)
I've been there once.
kai · floor, storey (counter)
The restroom is on the second floor.
ko · counter for small items
I bought three eggs.
satsu · counter for books
I borrowed three books.
dai · counter for machines, vehicles
We have two cars.
hai · cupful, glass (counter)
I had two glasses of beer.
hiki · counter for small animals
We have two cats.
mai · counter for flat things
Three sheets of paper, please.
ya · shop (suffix)
I'm going to the bookshop by the station.
ken · counter for houses, shops
There's one shop on this street.
bai · times, -fold
It's twice as expensive.
tō · building (counter)
The school grounds have three buildings.

Time counters & days

kagetsu · months (counter)
I was in Japan for three months.
gatsu · month (of the year)
My birthday is in April.
kokonoka · the ninth day, nine days
The ninth is a day off.
sai · years old (counter)
My little brother is five years old.
shūkan · weeks (counter)
I'll take two weeks off.
nanoka · the seventh day, seven days
I'm coming back on the seventh.
nichi · day (of the month)
Today is the 11th.
hatachi · twenty years old
I turn twenty next year.
fun · minute (counter)
I'll be there in five minutes.
muika · the sixth day, six days
Let's meet on the sixth.

Suffixes

kai · meeting, gathering (suffix)
There's a welcome party.
ku · ward, district
I live in Setagaya Ward.
in · member, staff (suffix)
I'm a company employee.
sei · made in ~
This is made in Japan.
date · -story building
It's a two-story house.
dai · charge, fee
The electricity bill is high.
chan · friendly suffix (for kids, girls)
The baby laughed.
oki · every other ~
I run every other day.
ten · points, score
I got 100 on the test!
pāsento · percent
The pass rate is ninety percent.
ton · ton
This truck can carry two tons.
byō · second (of time)
Please wait ten seconds.

Units & measures

kaisū · number of times
There's no limit on the number of uses.
keta · digit, figure
You're off by one digit.
tōkei · statistics
According to statistics, the population is falling.
daburu · double
I booked a double bed.
miman · less than, under
Those under twenty can't enter.
inchi · inch
This TV is fifty inches.
mairu · mile
One mile is about 1.6 kilometres.
jūryō · weight
I'm weighing the luggage.
sokutei · measurement
Please take your temperature.
senchi · centimetre
I'm 160 centimetres tall.