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How do you say "seventy-five" in Japanese?
七十五
nanajūgo
In Japanese, "seventy-five" is 七十五 (nanajūgo).
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Pronunciation
七十五 is written using kanji. Romanised as nanajūgo, it sounds roughly like "nah-nah-joo-goh" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
五 (five) in the units position of 七十五 (seventy-five) marks the midpoint of the seventies decade. Five always signals halfway through any group of ten.
Example sentence
店に商品が七十五個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga nanajūgo ko arimasu.
The shop has seventy-five items.
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How to remember 七十五
Seven-ten-five: reaching 75 means you have passed beyond three-quarters of the way through the 40-99 range.
Related words
- two 二 ni
- eighty-five 八十五 hachijūgo
- dirty 汚れた yogoreta
- sixty-six 六十六 rokujūroku
- bright 明るい akarui
- twenty-eight 二十八 nijūhachi
- one hundred 百 hyaku
- warm 暖かい atatakai
- hardworking 働き者 hatarakimono
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Questions about 七十五
How do you pronounce 七十五?
七十五 is romanised as nanajūgo. Say it roughly like "nah-nah-joo-goh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 七十五 formal or casual?
七十五 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 七十五 written in Japanese?
七十五 is written using kanji. 五 (five) in the units position of 七十五 (seventy-five) marks the midpoint of the seventies decade.
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"Seventy-five" in other languages
- Korean 칠십오 (chil sip o)
- Chinese 七十五 (qī shí wǔ)
- Spanish setenta y cinco
- Spanish (Latin America) setenta y cinco
- French soixante-quinze
- German fünfundsiebzig
- Italian settantacinque
- Russian семьдесят пять (sem'desyat' pyat')
- Greek εβδομήντα πέντε (evdomínta pénte)
- Arabic خمسة وسبعين (khamsa wisab'een)
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