The Japanese Number System

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The Japanese Number System
By Olivia
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The Japanese number system is very similar to
Chinese.
This is how you say numbers 1 to 10.
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1
6
This is how to write the numbers 1 to 10 in
Japanese
2
7
8
3
9
4
5
10
4
For numbers bigger than 10, you use a combination
of the numbers 1 to 10.
So, if you wanted to write 15, you would use the
characters for 10 and 5.And if you wanted to
write 25, you would put the 2, then 10 and then
5.
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General Facts

• In Japan, the numbers 4 9 were unlucky, because
  the pronunciation of 4(shi) was a homonym of
  death, and ku (9) was a homonym of suffering. 13
  was also unlucky.
• There are numerals for decimal fractions as well,
  but theyre no longer used accept for fielding
  averages in baseball.
• Japanese numerals are more or less the same as
  Chinese except for pronunciation.