Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
よん = 4
ひゃく = 100
なな = 7
じゅう = 10
‘よんひゃく’ means ‘four one hundreds,’ so it gives us 400, and ‘ななじゅう’ means ‘seven tens,’ so it gives us 70.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 470.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
よん = 4
ひゃく = 100
なな = 7
じゅう = 10
‘よんひゃく’ means ‘four one hundreds,’ so it gives us 400, and ‘ななじゅう’ means ‘seven tens,’ so it gives us 70.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 470.

Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
Sometimes, depending on the number that comes before it, certain words will change pronunciation in Japanese. On Page 380 of your Genki I textbook, there is a helpful chart of these changes.
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
はっ = 8 (this is the shortened form of ‘はち’ that appears in certain situations)
ぴゃく = 100 (this is the altered form of ‘ひゃく’ that appears after ‘はち’ or ‘ろく’)
ご = 5
じゅう = 10
さん = 3
‘はっぴゃく’ means ‘eight one hundreds,’ so it gives us 800, ‘ごじゅう’means ‘five tens,’ so it gives us 50, and ‘さん’ is the word for ‘three,’ so it simply becomes 3.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 853.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
はっ = 8 (this is the shortened form of ‘はち’ that appears in certain situations)
ぴゃく = 100 (this is the altered form of ‘ひゃく’ that appears after ‘はち’ or ‘ろく’)
ご = 5
じゅう = 10
さん = 3
‘はっぴゃく’ means ‘eight one hundreds,’ so it gives us 800, ‘ごじゅう’means ‘five tens,’ so it gives us 50, and ‘さん’ is the word for ‘three,’ so it simply gives us 3.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 853.

Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
Sometimes, depending on the number that comes before it, certain words will change pronunciation in Japanese. On Page 380 of your Genki I textbook, there is a helpful chart of these changes.
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
せん = 1000
さん = 3
びゃく = 100 (this is the altered form of ‘ひゃく’ that appears after ‘さん’)
‘せん’ is the word for ‘one thousand,’ so it gives us 1000, and ‘さんびゃく’ means ‘three one hundreds,’ so it gives us 300.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 1300.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
せん = 1000
さん = 3
びゃく = 100 (this is the altered form of ‘ひゃく’ that appears after ‘さん’)
‘せん’ is the word for ‘one thousand,’ so it gives us 1000, and ‘さんびゃく’ means ‘three one hundreds,’ so it gives us 300.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 1300.

Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
Japanese has a unique word for ‘ten thousand,’ which is ‘まん.’ Thus, to say ‘one hundred thousand,’ we say ‘ten ten thousands,’ or ‘じゅうまん.’
Sometimes, depending on the number that comes before it, certain words will change pronunciation in Japanese. On Page 380 of your Genki I textbook, there is a helpful chart of these changes.
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
いち = 1
まん = 10,000
なな = 7
せん = 1000
‘いちまん’ means ‘one ten thousand,’ so it gives us 10,000, and ‘ななせん’ means ‘seven one thousands,’ so it gives us 7000.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 17,000.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
いち = 1
まん = 10,000
なな = 7
せん = 1000
‘いちまん’ means ‘one ten thousand,’ so it gives us 10,000, and ‘ななせん’ means ‘seven one thousands,’ so it gives us 7000.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 17,000.

Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
Sometimes, depending on the number that comes before it, certain words will change pronunciation in Japanese. On Page 380 of your Genki I textbook, there is a helpful chart of these changes.
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
さん = 3
ぜん = 1000 (this is the altered form of ‘せん’ that appears after ‘さん’ and ‘なん’)
ろっ = 6 (this is the shortened form of ‘ろく’ that appears in certain situations)
ぴゃく = 100 (this is the altered form of ‘ひゃく’ that appears after ‘はち’ or ‘ろく’)
じゅう = 10
に = 2
‘さんぜん’ means ‘three one thousands,’ so it gives us 3000, ‘ろっぴゃく’ means ‘six one hundreds,’ so it gives us 600, and ‘じゅうに’ simply means ’twelve,’ so it gives us 12.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 3612.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
さん = 3
ぜん = 1000 (this is the altered form of ‘せん’ that appears after ‘さん’ and ‘なん’)
ろっ = 6 (this is the shortened form of ‘ろく’ that appears in certain situations)
ぴゃく = 100 (this is the altered form of ‘ひゃく’ that appears after ‘はち’ or ‘ろく’)
じゅう = 10
に = 2
‘さんぜん’ means ‘three one thousands,’ so it gives us 3000, ‘ろっぴゃく’ means ‘six one hundreds,’ so it gives us 600, and ‘じゅうに’ simply means ’twelve,’ so it gives us 12.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 3612.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
ご = 5
せん = 1000
ひゃく = 100
きゅう = 9
じゅう = 10
はち = 8
‘ごせん’ means ‘five one thousands,’ so it gives us 5000, ‘ひゃく’ simply means ‘one hundred,’ so it gives us 100, ‘きゅうじゅう’ means ’nine tens,’ so it gives us 90, and ‘はち’ simply means eight, so it gives us 8.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 5198.

Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
ご = 5
せん = 1000
ひゃく = 100
きゅう = 9
じゅう = 10
はち = 8
‘ごせん’ means ‘five one thousands,’ so it gives us 5000, ‘ひゃく’ simply means ‘one hundred,’ so it gives us 100, ‘きゅうじゅう’ means ’nine tens,’ so it gives us 90, and ‘はち’ simply means eight, so it gives us 8.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 5198.

Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
Japanese has a unique word for ‘ten thousand,’ which is ‘まん.’ Thus, to say ‘one hundred thousand,’ we say ‘ten ten thousands,’ or ‘じゅうまん.’
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
よん = 4
まん = 10,000
ろく = 6
せん = 1000
きゅう = 9
ひゃく = 100
‘よんまん’ means ‘four ten thousands,’ so it gives us 40000, ‘ろくせん’ means ‘six one thousands’ so it gives us 6000, and ‘きゅうひゃく’ means ’nine one hundreds,’ so it gives us 900.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 46,900.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
よん = 4
まん = 10,000
ろく = 6
せん = 1000
きゅう = 9
ひゃく = 100
‘よんまん’ means ‘four ten thousands,’ so it gives us 40000, ‘ろくせん’ means ‘six one thousands’ so it gives us 6000, and ‘きゅうひゃく’ means ’nine one hundreds,’ so it gives us 900.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 46,900.

Unlike English, Japanese does not have special words for generic numbers above ten, aside from the words for ‘hundred,’ ‘thousand,’ ‘ten thousand’ and so on. For example, the word for ‘twenty,’ is simply and literally just ‘two tens.’
Japanese has a unique word for ‘ten thousand,’ which is ‘まん.’ Thus, to say ‘one hundred thousand,’ we say ‘ten ten thousands,’ or ‘じゅうまん.’
When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
きゅう = 9
まん = 10,000
に = 2
ひゃく = 100
じゅう = 10
‘きゅうまん’ means ‘nine ten thousands,’ so it gives us 90000, ‘にひゃく’ means ‘two one hundreds’ so it gives us 200, and ‘じゅう’ simply means ‘10,’ so it gives us 10.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 90,210.

When reading Japanese numerals, we can take it one number at a time. Let’s break down the information:
きゅう = 9
まん = 10,000
に = 2
ひゃく = 100
じゅう = 10
‘きゅうまん’ means ‘nine ten thousands,’ so it gives us 90000, ‘にひゃく’ means ‘two one hundreds’ so it gives us 200, and ‘じゅう’ simply means ‘10,’ so it gives us 10.
Put together in Arabic numerals, we arrive at 90,210.