Vocabulary Lesson 9
Vocabulary
Lesson Notes
Like the Japanese numbers 1-5, the numbers 6-10 also have multiple readings or pronunciations, as shown in the chart below (The first part of this chart is in Vocabulary Lesson 8)
Kanji | Readings | Examples |
|---|---|---|
六 | ろく (roku)、む (mu)、むい (mui) | 六月 (rokugatsu) [June] 六つ (muttsu) [Six items] 六日 (muika) [Six days] |
七 | なな (nana)、しち (shichi) | 七つ (nanatsu) [Seven items] 七時 (shichiji) [7 o'clock] |
八 | はち (hachi)、や (ya)、は (ha) | 八人 (hachinin) [Eight people] 八つ (yattsu) [Eight items] 八千 (hassen) [Eight thousand] |
九 | きゅう (kyuu)、く (ku)、ここの (kokono) | 九人 (kyuunin) [Nine people] 九月 (kugatsu) [September] 九つ (kokonotsu) [Nine items] |
十 | じゅう (juu)、とお (too) | 十月 (juugatsu) [October] 十日 (tooka) [Ten days] |
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