0 In Japanese

0 In Japanese. Long and thin objects like pencils, bottles, chopsticks, umbrellas, rivers, train tracks or roads have their own Japanese counter: ~本 ( hon ). For example, you might use the counter mai ( kanji: 枚, hiragana: まい) to count thin, flat objects such as pieces of paper or photographs.

It's important to note that the Japanese words for four, seven, and nine have two ways of reading them. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like れい (rei), いち (ichi), に (ni) and more. The loanword zero is frequently used when reading phone numbers.

Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like れい (rei), いち (ichi), に (ni) and more.

Rei is somewhat more formal and is more likely to appear in formal speeches and news broadcasting.

The Japanese numerals are the number names used in Japanese. In fact, many times a character's name will be ゼロ in things like manga, anime, or video games. ゼロ進化の歴史. zero shinka no rekishi. Numbers in Japanese can be confusing as it has a different counting system in English, but with practice, you'll get used to it.

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