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How do you say "ninety-four" in Japanese?
九十四
kyūjūyon
In Japanese, "ninety-four" is 九十四 (kyūjūyon).
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Pronunciation
九十四 is written using kanji. Romanised as kyūjūyon, it sounds roughly like "kyoo-joo-yoh-n" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
四 (four) creates 九十四 (ninety-four) by appending to 九十. The kanji 四 appears in its standard boxy form without modification.
Example sentence
店に商品が九十四個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga kyūjūyon ko arimasu.
The shop has ninety-four items.
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How to remember 九十四
Nine-ten-four: the framed 四 marks another step in the nineties staircase toward 100.
Related words
- seventeen 十七 jūnana
- thirty-three 三十三 sanjūsan
- sixty-six 六十六 rokujūroku
- thirty-eight 三十八 sanjūhachi
- sixty-one 六十一 rokujūichi
- ninety-six 九十六 kyūjūroku
- eighty-seven 八十七 hachijūnana
- hardworking 働き者 hatarakimono
- clear 晴れ hare
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Questions about 九十四
How do you pronounce 九十四?
九十四 is romanised as kyūjūyon. Say it roughly like "kyoo-joo-yoh-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 九十四 formal or casual?
九十四 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 九十四 written in Japanese?
九十四 is written using kanji. 四 (four) creates 九十四 (ninety-four) by appending to 九十.
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"Ninety-four" in other languages
- Korean 구십사 (gu sip sa)
- Chinese 九十四 (jiǔ shí sì)
- Spanish noventa y cuatro
- Spanish (Latin America) noventa y cuatro
- French quatre-vingt-quatorze
- German vierundneunzig
- Italian novantaquattro
- Russian девяносто четыре (devyanosto chetyre)
- Greek ενενήντα τέσσερα (enenínta téssera)
- Arabic أربعة وتسعين (arba'a witiseen)
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