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How do you say "eighty-seven" in Japanese?
八十七
hachijūnana
In Japanese, "eighty-seven" is 八十七 (hachijūnana).
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Pronunciation
八十七 is written using kanji. Romanised as hachijūnana, it sounds roughly like "hah-chee-joo-nah-nah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
七 (seven) completes 八十七 (eighty-seven) with its familiar crossed shape. You are now three numbers away from the nineties, the final tier.
Example sentence
店に商品が八十七個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga hachijūnana ko arimasu.
The shop has eighty-seven items.
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How to remember 八十七
Eight-ten-seven: the V-crossed 七 marks the approach to home plate. Only 88 and 89 separate you from 90.
Related words
- seventy-nine 七十九 nanajūkyū
- late 遅れた okureta
- snow 雪 yuki
- heavy rain 大雨 ōame
- fifty-seven 五十七 gojūnana
- sixty-nine 六十九 rokujūkyū
- thirty-six 三十六 sanjūroku
- closed 閉じた tojita
- deep 深い fukai
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Questions about 八十七
How do you pronounce 八十七?
八十七 is romanised as hachijūnana. Say it roughly like "hah-chee-joo-nah-nah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 八十七 formal or casual?
八十七 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 八十七 written in Japanese?
八十七 is written using kanji. 七 (seven) completes 八十七 (eighty-seven) with its familiar crossed shape.
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"Eighty-seven" in other languages
- Korean 팔십칠 (pal sip chil)
- Chinese 八十七 (bā shí qī)
- Spanish ochenta y siete
- Spanish (Latin America) ochenta y siete
- French quatre-vingt-sept
- German siebenundachtzig
- Italian ottantasette
- Russian восемьдесят семь (vosem'desyat' sem')
- Greek ογδοντα επτά (ogdónta eptá)
- Arabic سبعة وتمانين (sab'a witamaneen)
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