Meaning
This lesson covers how to count numbers from 100 onwards in Japanese. The units are ひゃく (100), せん (1,000), まん (10,000), and おく (100,000,000). Important: certain numbers have special sound changes. When 3 combines with ひゃく, it becomes さんびゃく (300), and when 6 and 8 combine with ひゃく, they become ろっぴゃく (600) and はっぴゃく (800). Similar sound changes occur in the thousands: さんぜん (3,000) and はっせん (8,000), though ろくせん (6,000) has no sound change.
Formation
| Part of speech | Formation |
|---|---|
| 百位 | ひゃく(100)、にひゃく(200)、さんびゃく(300)、よんひゃく(400)、ごひゃく(500)、ろっぴゃく(600)、ななひゃく(700)、はっぴゃく(800)、きゅうひゃく(900) |
| 千位 | せん(1,000)、にせん(2,000)、さんぜん(3,000)、よんせん(4,000)、ごせん(5,000)、ろくせん(6,000)、ななせん(7,000)、はっせん(8,000)、きゅうせん(9,000) |
| 万位以上 | いちまん(10,000)、さんまん(30,000)、はちまん(80,000)、じゅうまん(100,000)、ひゃくまん(1,000,000)、いっせんまん(10,000,000)、いちおく(100,000,000) |
Examples
Summary
- Use ひゃく for 100-900, せん for 1,000-9,000, まん for 10,000+, and おく for 100,000,000
- Special pronunciations: 300 (さんびゃく), 600 (ろっぴゃく), 800 (はっぴゃく), 3,000 (さんぜん), 8,000 (はっせん)
- 6,000 is ろくせん without sound change, unlike 600 which is ろっぴゃく