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How do you say "thirty-three" in Japanese?
三十三
sanjūsan
In Japanese, "thirty-three" is 三十三 (sanjūsan).
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Pronunciation
三十三 is written using kanji. Romanised as sanjūsan, it sounds roughly like "sah-n-joo-sah-n" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
三十三 compounds 三 (three) repeated for both tens and ones. This regularity makes larger numbers very predictable.
Example sentence
店に商品が三十三個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga sanjūsan ko arimasu.
The shop has thirty-three items.
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How to remember 三十三
Three (三) tens + three (三) = thirty-three.
Related words
- forty-four 四十四 yonjūyon
- difficult 難しい muzukashii
- thirty-two 三十二 sanjūni
- zero ゼロ zero
- seventy-two 七十二 nanajūni
- seventy-six 七十六 nanajūroku
- sixty-two 六十二 rokujūni
- rich 裕福な yutaka na
- eighty-one 八十一 hachijūichi
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Questions about 三十三
How do you pronounce 三十三?
三十三 is romanised as sanjūsan. Say it roughly like "sah-n-joo-sah-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 三十三 formal or casual?
三十三 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 三十三 written in Japanese?
三十三 is written using kanji. 三十三 compounds 三 (three) repeated for both tens and ones.
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