Japanese Math Big Numbers

The japanese numerals are the number names used in japanese in writing they are the same as the chinese numerals and the grouping of large numbers follows the chinese tradition of grouping by 10 000.

Japanese math big numbers. The following list shows the first few of these large numbers. The japanese number system has two sets of numbers the sino japanese number set and the native japanese number set. To count further than 100 in japanese you just continue to stack numbers. The most commonly used are the sino japanese numbers but you will often come across 1 10 in native numbers.

Here are some math terms you can use to practice. Japanese kids learn to multiply with a completely different method than the one kids in the us do. Increasing in number a chou 兆 is ten thousand times an oku or a trillion. How to count to ten in japanese.

Two pronunciations are used. The japanese math voodoo magic is more of a visual technique where you draw lines and count the. Plus tasu たす minus hiku ひく times kakeru かける divided by waru わる. As you can see the rule we learned for the first 100 japanese numbers is still valid.

Let s take the number 1289. You ve counted to 1 million in japanese. Let s look at a more complex example and make sure you understood the rule. The sino japanese on yomi readings of the chinese characters and the japanese yamato kotoba native words kun yomi readings.

A man 万 is ten thousand and then an oku 億 is ten thousand times ten thousand a hundred million.