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How do you say "eighty-five" in Japanese?
八十五
hachijūgo
In Japanese, "eighty-five" is 八十五 (hachijūgo).
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Pronunciation
八十五 is written using kanji. Romanised as hachijūgo, it sounds roughly like "hah-chee-joo-goh" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
五 (five) in 八十五 (eighty-five) marks the midpoint of the eighties decade. This is the third time you have encountered the halfway point structure in this lesson.
Example sentence
店に商品が八十五個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga hachijūgo ko arimasu.
The shop has eighty-five items.
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How to remember 八十五
Eight-ten-five: 85 sits at a meaningful threshold, often used to mark retirement ages or important milestones in life.
Related words
- forty-nine 四十九 yonjūkyū
- seventy-seven 七十七 nanajūnana
- twenty-seven 二十七 nijūnana
- twenty-two 二十二 nijūni
- thirty 三十 sanjū
- snow 雪 yuki
- late 遅れた okureta
- twenty-one 二十一 nijūichi
- fourteen 十四 jūyon
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Questions about 八十五
How do you pronounce 八十五?
八十五 is romanised as hachijūgo. Say it roughly like "hah-chee-joo-goh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 八十五 formal or casual?
八十五 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 八十五 written in Japanese?
八十五 is written using kanji. 五 (five) in 八十五 (eighty-five) marks the midpoint of the eighties decade.
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"Eighty-five" in other languages
- Korean 팔십오 (pal sip o)
- Chinese 八十五 (bā shí wǔ)
- Spanish ochenta y cinco
- Spanish (Latin America) ochenta y cinco
- French quatre-vingt-cinq
- German fünfundachtzig
- Italian ottantacinque
- Russian восемьдесят пять (vosem'desyat' pyat')
- Greek ογδοντα πέντε (ogdónta pénte)
- Arabic خمسة وتمانين (khamsa witamaneen)
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