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How do you say "twenty-seven" in Japanese?
二十七
nijūnana
In Japanese, "twenty-seven" is 二十七 (nijūnana).
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Pronunciation
二十七 is written using kanji. Romanised as nijūnana, it sounds roughly like "nee-joo-nah-nah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
二十七 shows the consistent pattern: tens place first, then ones. This structure scales up to hundreds and thousands.
Example sentence
店に商品が二十七個あります。
Mise ni shouhin ga nijūnana ko arimasu.
The shop has twenty-seven items.
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How to remember 二十七
Two (二) tens + seven (七) = twenty-seven.
Related words
- thirty-nine 三十九 sanjūkyū
- deep 深い fukai
- dark 暗い kurai
- ninety 九十 kyūjū
- fifty-one 五十一 gojūichi
- ten 十 jū
- rich 裕福な yutaka na
- fifteen 十五 jūgo
- eighty-two 八十二 hachijūni
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Questions about 二十七
How do you pronounce 二十七?
二十七 is romanised as nijūnana. Say it roughly like "nee-joo-nah-nah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 二十七 formal or casual?
二十七 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 二十七 written in Japanese?
二十七 is written using kanji. 二十七 shows the consistent pattern: tens place first, then ones.
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