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New page: '''Native Japanese numbers''' form the second "leg" of the Japanese numerical system. Whereas the latter are based on Chinese characters and forms part of the kanji set, the fo...
'''Native [[Japanese]] numbers''' form the second "leg" of the [[Japanese numerical system]]. Whereas the latter are based on [[Chinese]] characters and forms part of the kanji set, the former are indigenous to [[Japan]], although their spelling makes use of [[kanji]] and [[hiragana]].
These native Japanese numbers are limited to one through ten, as follows:
{| border="1" cellspacing="2px" cellpadding="2px" width="100%"
|-
|-valign=top align="center" bgcolor="#D4D4D4"
|'''Arabic Number'''
|'''Japanese'''
|'''Pronunciation'''
|-valign=top align="center"
|1
|一つ
|hitotsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|2
|二つ
|futatsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|3
|三つ
|mittsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|4
|四つ
|yottsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|5
|五つ
|itsutsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|6
|六つ
|muttsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|7
|七つ
|nanatsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|8
|八つ
|yattsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|9
|九つ
|kokonotsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|10
|十
|too
|}
These numbers are used as [[Japanese_numerical_system#Numbers_versus_Counters|counters]] for things which are not clearly categorized, or which have no defined shape, such as stones, boxes, stars, ideas, problems, etc.).
However, their usage differs from the normal counters, which combine a number with a specific counter term for the item being counted. Native numbers are used on their own when counting a relevant object.
For example (the counter is underlined):
* Counter for an object
Japanese: 犬が二匹います<br>
[[Romaji]]: Inu ga <u>ni-hiki</u> imasu (''ni'' = two; ''hiki'' = the counter for small animals)<br>
English: There are two dogs (lit: dog two are)
*Using a native Japanese number
Japanese:問題が<u>ひとつ</u>あります<br>
Romaji: Mondai ga hitotsu arimasu <br>
English: There is one problem (lit: problem one there exists)
==See Also==
*[[Japanese numerical system]]
[[category:Japan]]
[[Category:Languages]]
These native Japanese numbers are limited to one through ten, as follows:
{| border="1" cellspacing="2px" cellpadding="2px" width="100%"
|-
|-valign=top align="center" bgcolor="#D4D4D4"
|'''Arabic Number'''
|'''Japanese'''
|'''Pronunciation'''
|-valign=top align="center"
|1
|一つ
|hitotsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|2
|二つ
|futatsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|3
|三つ
|mittsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|4
|四つ
|yottsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|5
|五つ
|itsutsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|6
|六つ
|muttsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|7
|七つ
|nanatsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|8
|八つ
|yattsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|9
|九つ
|kokonotsu
|-valign=top align="center"
|10
|十
|too
|}
These numbers are used as [[Japanese_numerical_system#Numbers_versus_Counters|counters]] for things which are not clearly categorized, or which have no defined shape, such as stones, boxes, stars, ideas, problems, etc.).
However, their usage differs from the normal counters, which combine a number with a specific counter term for the item being counted. Native numbers are used on their own when counting a relevant object.
For example (the counter is underlined):
* Counter for an object
Japanese: 犬が二匹います<br>
[[Romaji]]: Inu ga <u>ni-hiki</u> imasu (''ni'' = two; ''hiki'' = the counter for small animals)<br>
English: There are two dogs (lit: dog two are)
*Using a native Japanese number
Japanese:問題が<u>ひとつ</u>あります<br>
Romaji: Mondai ga hitotsu arimasu <br>
English: There is one problem (lit: problem one there exists)
==See Also==
*[[Japanese numerical system]]
[[category:Japan]]
[[Category:Languages]]