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How do you say "thirty-four" in Japanese?
三十四
sanjūyon
In Japanese, "thirty-four" is 三十四 (sanjūyon).
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Pronunciation
三十四 is written using kanji. Romanised as sanjūyon, it sounds roughly like "sah-n-joo-yoh-n" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
三十四 maintains the consistent tens-and-ones pattern. No variations occur regardless of which decade or unit.
Example sentence
店に商品が三十四個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga sanjūyon ko arimasu.
The shop has thirty-four items.
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How to remember 三十四
Three (三) tens + four (四) = thirty-four.
Related words
- bright 明るい akarui
- one 一 ichi
- seventy 七十 nanajū
- lazy 怠惰な taida na
- cold 寒い samui
- wrong 間違った machigatta
- thirty 三十 sanjū
- weak 弱い yowai
- eighty-eight 八十八 hachijūhachi
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Questions about 三十四
How do you pronounce 三十四?
三十四 is romanised as sanjūyon. Say it roughly like "sah-n-joo-yoh-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 三十四 formal or casual?
三十四 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 三十四 written in Japanese?
三十四 is written using kanji. 三十四 maintains the consistent tens-and-ones pattern.
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"Thirty-four" in other languages
- Korean 삼십사 (sam sip sa)
- Chinese 三十四 (sān shí sì)
- Spanish treinta y cuatro
- Spanish (Latin America) treinta y cuatro
- French trente-quatre
- German vierunddreißig
- Italian trentaquattro
- Russian тридцать четыре (tridtsat' chetyre)
- Greek τριάντα τέσσερα (triánta téssera)
- Arabic أربعة وتلاتين (arba'a witalateen)
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