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Large numbers

Japanese uses the Chinese counting system for large numbers based around tens of thousands. Ten thousand is one man (万), and larger units increase from this. For example, a million is hyakuman or "one hundred man". Ten million is "one thousand man" and a hundred million is 1 man × 1 man = 1 oku (億). There are special kanji as the numbers increase.

Table

Kanji Kana name Rōmaji Value
一 いち ichi |1
十 じゅう jū |10
百 ひゃく hyaku |100
千 せん sen |1,000
万 まん man |10,000
億 おく oku |100,000,000
兆 ちょう chō |1,000,000,000,000
京 けい kei |10,000,000,000,000,000

See also

  • Fractions
  • Josūshi

    • Links

  • Cyberlibrarian page on large and small (power of ten) numbers
  • Names of large numbers
  • Taishukan's web pages contain a list.