

A phenomenon called sokuonbin (促音便) and rendaku (連濁) occurs in 300, 600, 800, 30.Ichi- is not attached to - jū, - hyaku and - sen when you say 10, 1.The Multiples of 10, 1 are formed with number from 2 to 9 and - jū, - hyaku and - sen. The alternate reading ku is used in the name of months and hours:įormation of Numbers More Than 10 Multiples of 10, 1 Shichi is also used in the name of hours:ĩ is commonly read as kyū. Counting up to 10, you say ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, kyū, jū.April and July: shigatsu (しがつ, 4th month) and shichigatsu (しちがつ, 7th month).But the formal reading rei (れい/零) is used in decimal fractions, temperature and the name of hours:Ĥ and 7 are read as yon and nana respectively. The alternate readings shi and shichi are used in month names and fixed phrases, and when you count up: 1.1.1 The Numbers Which Have Two ReadingĠ is commonly called zero (ゼロ).
