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How do you say "fifty-five" in Japanese?
五十五
gojūgo
In Japanese, "fifty-five" is 五十五 (gojūgo).
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Pronunciation
五十五 is written using kanji. Romanised as gojūgo, it sounds roughly like "goh-joo-goh" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
五 (five) doubles in this number: 五十五 (fifty-five). Doubling the same kanji is common in Japanese and carries no special rule or exception.
Example sentence
店に商品が五十五個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga gojūgo ko arimasu.
The shop has fifty-five items.
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How to remember 五十五
Five-ten-five: when the digit and tens value match, you see the same kanji twice, reinforcing the number's identity.
Related words
- slow 遅い osoi
- thirty-three 三十三 sanjūsan
- seventy-nine 七十九 nanajūkyū
- sixty-one 六十一 rokujūichi
- selfish 利己的な rikoteki na
- fifty-eight 五十八 gojūhachi
- silver 銀 gin
- thirty-eight 三十八 sanjūhachi
- deep 深い fukai
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Questions about 五十五
How do you pronounce 五十五?
五十五 is romanised as gojūgo. Say it roughly like "goh-joo-goh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 五十五 formal or casual?
五十五 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 五十五 written in Japanese?
五十五 is written using kanji. 五 (five) doubles in this number: 五十五 (fifty-five).
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"Fifty-five" in other languages
- Korean 오십오 (o sip o)
- Chinese 五十五 (wǔ shí wǔ)
- Spanish cincuenta y cinco
- Spanish (Latin America) cincuenta y cinco
- French cinquante-cinq
- German fünfundfünfzig
- Italian cinquantacinque
- Russian пятьдесят пять (pyat'desyat' pyat')
- Greek πενήντα πέντε (penínta pénte)
- Arabic خمسة وخمسين (khamsa wi'khamseen)
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