Japanese Numbers (JLPT N5)
Learn how to read Japanese numbers from 1 (ichi) to 100,000 (juuman) with clear explanations, romaji, and examples. Discover how Japan groups numbers every 4 digits and learn important sound changes like “sambyaku” and “sanzen.” Perfect for JLPT N5 learners or anyone practicing Japanese counting.
Japanese number chart for 1–100,000.
Reading Tips
How to read numbers in Japan does not match how to read Western figures.
The important point is "4-digit grouping".
If you ignore the comma and draw a line every four digits, you can easily read a big number.
1-10
1 いち ichi2 に ni
3 さん san
4 よん/し yon/shi
5 ご go
6 ろく roku
7 なな/しち nana/shichi
8 はち hachi
9 きゅう kyuu
10 じゅう juu
10-100
10 じゅう juu20 にじゅう nijuu
30 さんじゅう sanjuu
40 よんじゅう yonjuu
50 ごじゅう gojuu
60 ろくじゅう rokujuu
70 ななじゅう nanajuu
80 はちじゅう hachijuu
90 きゅうじゅう kyuujuu
100 ひゃく hyaku
100-1,000
100 ひゃく hyaku200 にひゃく nihyaku
300 さんびゃく sambyaku ("n" becomes "m" in front of P, B and M)
400 よんひゃく yonhyaku
500 ごひゃく gohyaku
600 ろっぴゃく roppyaku
700 ななひゃく nanahyaku
800 はっぴゃく happyaku
900 きゅうひゃく kyuuhyaku
1,000 せん sen (いっせん issen)
1,000-10,000
1,000 せん sen2,000 にせん nisen
3,000 さんぜん sanzen
4,000 よんせん yonsen
5,000 ごせん gosen
6,000 ろくせん rokusen
7,000 ななせん nanasen
8,000 はっせん hassen
9,000 きゅうせん kyuusen
10,000 いちまん ichiman
10,000-100,000
10,000 いちまん ichiman20,000 にまん niman
30,000 さんまん samman ("n" becomes "m" in front of P, B and M)
40,000 よんまん yomman
50,000 ごまん goman
60,000 ろくまん rokuman
70,000 ななまん nanaman
80,000 はちまん hachiman
90,000 きゅうまん kyuuman
100,000 じゅうまん juuman
FAQs
Q: How do you say 300 in Japanese? → A: Sambyaku.
Q: Why “man” is used for 10,000? → Because Japanese counts in 4-digit units.
Updated Dec. 2025