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How do you say "fifty-eight" in Japanese?
五十八
gojūhachi
In Japanese, "fifty-eight" is 五十八 (gojūhachi).
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Pronunciation
五十八 is written using kanji. Romanised as gojūhachi, it sounds roughly like "goh-joo-hah-chee" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
八 (eight) appears here as the penultimate digit in the fifties. The kanji 八 resembles an open V or expanding branches, reflecting a growing quantity.
Example sentence
店に商品が五十八個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga gojūhachi ko arimasu.
The shop has fifty-eight items.
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How to remember 五十八
Five-ten-eight: the character 八 opens outward like two arms spreading, symbolically approaching the end of single digits.
Related words
- forty 四十 yonjū
- twenty-one 二十一 nijūichi
- thirty-three 三十三 sanjūsan
- twenty-five 二十五 nijūgo
- forty-six 四十六 yonjūroku
- one 一 ichi
- twenty 二十 nijū
- sixty-three 六十三 rokujūsan
- eighty 八十 hachijū
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Questions about 五十八
How do you pronounce 五十八?
五十八 is romanised as gojūhachi. Say it roughly like "goh-joo-hah-chee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 五十八 formal or casual?
五十八 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 五十八 written in Japanese?
五十八 is written using kanji. 八 (eight) appears here as the penultimate digit in the fifties.
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"Fifty-eight" in other languages
- Korean 오십팔 (o sip pal)
- Chinese 五十八 (wǔ shí bā)
- Spanish cincuenta y ocho
- Spanish (Latin America) cincuenta y ocho
- French cinquante-huit
- German achtundfünfzig
- Italian cinquantotto
- Russian пятьдесят восемь (pyat'desyat' vosem')
- Greek πενήντα οχτώ (penínta ochtó)
- Arabic تمانية وخمسين (tamanya wi'khamseen)
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