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How do you say "seventy-eight" in Japanese?
七十八
nanajūhachi
In Japanese, "seventy-eight" is 七十八 (nanajūhachi).
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Pronunciation
七十八 is written using kanji. Romanised as nanajūhachi, it sounds roughly like "nah-nah-joo-hah-chee" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
八 (eight) follows in 七十八 (seventy-eight) with its distinctive opening V shape. You are now at the penultimate number before reaching 79 and the eighties.
Example sentence
店に商品が七十八個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga nanajūhachi ko arimasu.
The shop has seventy-eight items.
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How to remember 七十八
Seven-ten-eight: the expanding 八 signals the approach toward 80, the last major tier in this numbering system.
Related words
- relaxed のんびりした nonbiri shita
- ninety-three 九十三 kyūjūsan
- twenty-two 二十二 nijūni
- seventy-seven 七十七 nanajūnana
- thirty-eight 三十八 sanjūhachi
- fifty-four 五十四 gojūyon
- eighty-five 八十五 hachijūgo
- forty-one 四十一 yonjūichi
- ninety-two 九十二 kyūjūni
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Questions about 七十八
How do you pronounce 七十八?
七十八 is romanised as nanajūhachi. Say it roughly like "nah-nah-joo-hah-chee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 七十八 formal or casual?
七十八 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 七十八 written in Japanese?
七十八 is written using kanji. 八 (eight) follows in 七十八 (seventy-eight) with its distinctive opening V shape.
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"Seventy-eight" in other languages
- Korean 칠십팔 (chil sip pal)
- Chinese 七十八 (qī shí bā)
- Spanish setenta y ocho
- Spanish (Latin America) setenta y ocho
- French soixante-dix-huit
- German achtundsiebzig
- Italian settantotto
- Russian семьдесят восемь (sem'desyat' vosem')
- Greek εβδομήντα οχτώ (evdomínta ochtó)
- Arabic تمانية وسبعين (tamanya wisab'een)
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