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How do you say "seventy-four" in Japanese?
七十四
nanajūyon
In Japanese, "seventy-four" is 七十四 (nanajūyon).
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Pronunciation
七十四 is written using kanji. Romanised as nanajūyon, it sounds roughly like "nah-nah-joo-yoh-n" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
四 (four) joins 七十 (seventy) as the units digit in 七十四. The kanji 四 appears identically shaped regardless of its position in the number string.
Example sentence
店に商品が七十四個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga nanajūyon ko arimasu.
The shop has seventy-four items.
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How to remember 七十四
Seven-ten-four: the boxy 四 feels like a foundation building each seventies number upward in steady increments.
Related words
- twenty-five 二十五 nijūgo
- ninety-one 九十一 kyūjūichi
- three 三 san
- fifty-three 五十三 gojūsan
- relaxed のんびりした nonbiri shita
- early 早い hayai
- forty-two 四十二 yonjūni
- gray グレー gurē
- ninety-eight 九十八 kyūjūhachi
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Questions about 七十四
How do you pronounce 七十四?
七十四 is romanised as nanajūyon. Say it roughly like "nah-nah-joo-yoh-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 七十四 formal or casual?
七十四 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 七十四 written in Japanese?
七十四 is written using kanji. 四 (four) joins 七十 (seventy) as the units digit in 七十四.
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"Seventy-four" in other languages
- Korean 칠십사 (chil sip sa)
- Chinese 七十四 (qī shí sì)
- Spanish setenta y cuatro
- Spanish (Latin America) setenta y cuatro
- French soixante-quatorze
- German vierundsiebzig
- Italian settantaquattro
- Russian семьдесят четыре (sem'desyat' chetyre)
- Greek εβδομήντα τέσσερα (evdomínta téssera)
- Arabic أربعة وسبعين (arba'a wisab'een)
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