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Learn Numbers 11–100 (Day 23) – Japanese from 0 to 100

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🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 23

Learn Numbers 11–100 in Japanese


🧠 How Japanese Numbers Work

Japanese numbers follow a simple pattern.

👉 10 = 十 (juu)
👉 20 = 二十 (ni-juu)
👉 30 = 三十 (san-juu)

👉 You combine numbers + 10


🔤 Numbers 11–20

Number

Japanese

Reading

11

十一

juu-ichi

12

十二

juu-ni

13

十三

juu-san

14

十四

juu-yon

15

十五

juu-go

16

十六

juu-roku

17

十七

juu-nana

18

十八

juu-hachi

19

十九

juu-kyuu

20

二十

ni-juu


🔤 Numbers 30–100

Number

Japanese

Reading

30

三十

san-juu

40

四十

yon-juu

50

五十

go-juu

60

六十

roku-juu

70

七十

nana-juu

80

八十

hachi-juu

90

九十

kyuu-juu

100

hyaku


🔊 Pronunciation Tips

• Use “yon” (4) and “nana” (7)
• Keep rhythm: number + juu
• Say smoothly

👉 Example: 34 = san-juu yon


✍️ How to Use

👉 Examples:

• 二十 = 20
• 三十五 = 35
• 五十 = 50

👉 Combine numbers naturally


📝 Example Sentences

  • 二十! = twenty!
  • 三十! = thirty!
  • 百! = one hundred!

👉 Practice counting


❌ Common Mistakes

• Saying “shi-juu”
• Forgetting the pattern
• Mixing order

👉 Stick to pattern: number + 10


📚 Learn Faster

• Count from 1–100
• Practice combinations
• Say numbers out loud
• Review daily

👉 Pattern = easy learning


🎯 Practice

👉 11 → 20
👉 20 → 50

Repeat at least 5 times


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Read

No.

Japanese

Answer

1

十一

?

2

十五

?

3

二十

?

4

三十

?

5

?


② Meaning

No.

Japanese

Answer

6

十三

?

7

四十

?

8

五十

?

9

七十

?

10

九十

?


③ Fill

No.

Number

Answer

11

11

?

12

20

?

13

30

?

14

50

?

15

100

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

juu-ichi

2

juu-go

3

ni-juu

4

san-juu

5

hyaku

6

13

7

40

8

50

9

70

10

90

11

十一

12

二十

13

三十

14

五十

15


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 24: Days of the Week in Japanese