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How do you say "forty-nine" in Japanese?
四十九
yonjūkyū
In Japanese, "forty-nine" is 四十九 (yonjūkyū).
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Pronunciation
四十九 is written using kanji. Romanised as yonjūkyū, it sounds roughly like "yoh-n-joo-kyoo" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
四 and 十 and 九 are the three single-digit kanji combined in order. This number follows the standard Japanese counting pattern from 1 to 99.
Example sentence
この学校には生徒が四十九人います。
Kono gakkou ni wa seito ga yonjūkyū nin imasu.
This school has forty-nine students.
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How to remember 四十九
Four-ten-nine: think of 9 as the last single digit before reaching 50, marking the end of the forties.
Related words
- warm 暖かい atatakai
- twenty-two 二十二 nijūni
- cheap 安い yasui
- forty-four 四十四 yonjūyon
- nervous 神経質な shinkeishitsu na
- selfish 利己的な rikoteki na
- thirty-six 三十六 sanjūroku
- late 遅れた okureta
- six 六 roku
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Questions about 四十九
How do you pronounce 四十九?
四十九 is romanised as yonjūkyū. Say it roughly like "yoh-n-joo-kyoo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 四十九 formal or casual?
四十九 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 四十九 written in Japanese?
四十九 is written using kanji. 四 and 十 and 九 are the three single-digit kanji combined in order.
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