Japanese number converter
Type a number to see it in kanji numerals and its hiragana reading. Sound changes such as さんびゃく and はっせん are applied automatically.
Kanji
二千二十六
Reading
にせんにじゅうろく
The units
| Number | Kanji | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 十 | じゅう |
| 100 | 百 | ひゃく |
| 1,000 | 千 | せん |
| 10,000 | 万 | まん |
| 100,000,000 | 億 | おく |
| 1,000,000,000,000 | 兆 | ちょう |
Sound changes to watch
| Number | Kanji | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | 三百 | さんびゃく |
| 600 | 六百 | ろっぴゃく |
| 800 | 八百 | はっぴゃく |
| 3,000 | 三千 | さんぜん |
| 8,000 | 八千 | はっせん |
| 10,000,000 | 一千万 | いっせんまん |
Common questions
- Why is 10,000 a separate word in Japanese?
- Japanese groups digits by four instead of three. 万 is 10,000, 億 is 100 million, and 兆 is one trillion, so 1,000,000 is 百万 (one hundred 万).
- Is 4 yon or shi, and 7 nana or shichi?
- Both readings exist. In counting and larger numbers, よん and なな are the safest choices, which is what this converter uses. You will still hear し and しち in some fixed words.
- How do you say zero in Japanese?
- 零 is read れい. In everyday speech, ゼロ (from English) is also very common.
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