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How do you say "seventy-six" in Japanese?
七十六
nanajūroku
In Japanese, "seventy-six" is 七十六 (nanajūroku).
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Pronunciation
七十六 is written using kanji. Romanised as nanajūroku, it sounds roughly like "nah-nah-joo-roh-koo" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
六 (six) completes 七十六 (seventy-six) with its familiar three-line shape. The tens digit 七 and units digit 六 create no ambiguity or special pronunciation.
Example sentence
店に商品が七十六個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga nanajūroku ko arimasu.
The shop has seventy-six items.
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How to remember 七十六
Seven-ten-six: the three horizontal strokes of 六 stack cleanly under the crossed 七, maintaining visual clarity in the number.
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- fast 速い hayai
- seven 七 nana
- weak 弱い yowai
- selfish 利己的な rikoteki na
- sixty-eight 六十八 rokujūhachi
- early 早い hayai
- three 三 san
- shallow 浅い asai
- twenty-six 二十六 nijūroku
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Questions about 七十六
How do you pronounce 七十六?
七十六 is romanised as nanajūroku. Say it roughly like "nah-nah-joo-roh-koo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 七十六 formal or casual?
七十六 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 七十六 written in Japanese?
七十六 is written using kanji. 六 (six) completes 七十六 (seventy-six) with its familiar three-line shape.
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