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How do you say "forty-four" in Japanese?
四十四
yonjūyon
In Japanese, "forty-four" is 四十四 (yonjūyon).
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Pronunciation
四十四 is written using kanji. Romanised as yonjūyon, it sounds roughly like "yoh-n-joo-yoh-n" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
四十四 uses four (四) twice: once for tens place, once for ones. This kind of repetition is common in Japanese compound numbers.
Example sentence
店に商品が四十四個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga yonjūyon ko arimasu.
The shop has forty-four items.
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How to remember 四十四
Four (四) tens + four (四) = forty-four; kanji repeats.
Related words
- nine 九 kyū
- slow 遅い osoi
- ten 十 jū
- lazy 怠惰な taida na
- beautiful 美しい utsukushii
- blue 青 ao
- safe 安全な anzen na
- twenty 二十 nijū
- five 五 go
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Questions about 四十四
How do you pronounce 四十四?
四十四 is romanised as yonjūyon. Say it roughly like "yoh-n-joo-yoh-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 四十四 formal or casual?
四十四 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 四十四 written in Japanese?
四十四 is written using kanji. 四十四 uses four (四) twice: once for tens place, once for ones.
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"Forty-four" in other languages
- Korean 사십사 (sa sip sa)
- Chinese 四十四 (sì shí sì)
- Spanish cuarenta y cuatro
- Spanish (Latin America) cuarenta y cuatro
- French quarante-quatre
- German vierundvierzig
- Italian quarantaquattro
- Russian сорок четыре (sorok chetyre)
- Greek σαράντα τέσσερα (saránta téssera)
- Arabic أربعة وأربعين (arba'a wi'arba'een)
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