人
For counting people of any kind.
Use it for
- 学生 (がくせい) students
- 子ども (こども) children
- 友だち (ともだち) friends
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ひとり | hitori |
| 2 | ふたり | futari |
| 3 | さんにん | sannin |
| 4 | よにん | yonin |
| 5 | ごにん | gonin |
| 6 | ろくにん | rokunin |
| 7 | しちにん or ななにん | shichinin / nananin |
| 8 | はちにん | hachinin |
| 9 | きゅうにん or くにん | kyūnin / kunin |
| 10 | じゅうにん | jūnin |
| How many? | なんにん | nannin |
One and two people use native words, ひとり and ふたり, and four people is よにん, not よんにん.
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