Here are Japanese words for numbers to start with: 八 (hachi, eight), 五 (go, five), 四 (yon, four), 九 (kyuu, nine). Below are 32 words (A1–B1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| eight | 八hachi | num | A1 |
| five | 五go | num | A1 |
| four | 四yon | num | A1 |
| nine | 九kyuu | num | A1 |
| one | 一ichi | num | A1 |
| seven | 七nana | num | A1 |
| six | 六roku | num | A1 |
| ten | 十juu | num | A1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| eighteen | 十八juuhachi | num | A1 |
| eighty | 八十hachijuu | num | A1 |
| eleven | 十一juuichi | num | A1 |
| fifteen | 十五juugo | num | A1 |
| fifty | 五十gojuu | num | A1 |
| forty | 四十yonjuu | num | A1 |
| fourteen | 十四juuyon | num | A1 |
| nineteen | 十九juukyuu | num | A1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | 一番目ichibanme | num | A1 |
| fourth | 四番目yonbanme | num | A1 |
| second | 二番目nibanme | num | A1 |
| tenth | 十番目juubanme | num | A1 |
| million | 百万hyakuman | noun | A2 |
| third | 三番目sanbanme | num | A2 |
| thousand | 千sen | num | A2 |
| fifth | 五番目gobanme | num | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| yard | ヤードyaado | noun | A1 |
| centimeter | センチメートルsenchimeetoru | noun | A2 |
| gram | グラムguramu | noun | A2 |
| kilogram | キログラムkiroguramu | noun | A2 |
| kilometer | キロメートルkiromeetoru | noun | A2 |
| liter | リットルrittoru | noun | A2 |
| milliliter | ミリリットルmiririttoru | noun | A2 |
| gallon | ガロンgaron | noun | B1 |
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