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Study Pack

Grade 9 – Japanese Language

Counting system

There are two counting system in Japanese Language.

Japanese counting System

Chinese counting system

Japanese counting System

One - hitotsu

Two -futatsu

Three -mittsu

Four -yottsu

Five -itsutsu

Six -muttsu

Seven -nanatsu

Eight -yattsu

Nine -kokonotsu

Ten -tō

Chinese counting system

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One - いち

Two -に

Three -さん

Four -よん、よ、し

Five -ご

Six -ろく

Seven -なな、しち

Eight -はち

Nine -きゅう、く

Ten -じゅう

Write the following numbers in Japanese.

10 + 1 = 11 じゅう + いち= じゅういち

10 + 2 = 12

10 + 3 = 13

10 + 4 = 14

10 + 5 = 15

10 + 6 = 16

10 + 7 = 17

10 + 8 = 18

10 + 9 = 19

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Write the following numbers In Japanese

2 × 10 = 20 - に× じゅう= にじゅう

3 × 10 = 30

4 × 10 = 40

5 × 10 = 50

6 × 10 = 60

7 × 10 = 70

8 × 10 = 80

9 × 10 = 90

2 × 10 + 6 = 26

に×じゅう+ろく =にじゅうろく

Write the following numbers in Japanese.

29 -…………………………………………………………………………..

35 -…………………………………………………………………………..

33 -…………………………………………………………………………..

48 -…………………………………………………………………………..

46 -…………………………………………………………………………..

51 -…………………………………………………………………………..

54 -…………………………………………………………………………..

69 -…………………………………………………………………………..

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67 -…………………………………………………………………………..

72 -…………………………………………………………………………..

78 -…………………………………………………………………………..

81 -…………………………………………………………………………..

85 -…………………………………………………………………………..

94 -…………………………………………………………………………..

99 -…………………………………………………………………………..

100 - ひゃく

200 -にひゃく

300 -さんびゃく

400 -よんひゃく

500 -ごひゃく

600 -ろっぴゃく

700 -ななひゃく

800 -はっぴゃく

900 -きゅうひゃく

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いち~きゅう

じゅう

ひゃく - さんびゃくななじゅうろく

Write the following numbers in Japanese.

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198 -………………………………………………………………………………….

270 -………………………………………………………………………………….

225 -………………………………………………………………………………….

381 -………………………………………………………………………………….

396 -………………………………………………………………………………….

483 -………………………………………………………………………………….

408 -………………………………………………………………………………….

576 -………………………………………………………………………………….

563 -………………………………………………………………………………….

654 -………………………………………………………………………………….

660 -………………………………………………………………………………….

791 -………………………………………………………………………………….

738 -………………………………………………………………………………….

897 -………………………………………………………………………………….

865 -………………………………………………………………………………….

813 -………………………………………………………………………………….

809 -………………………………………………………………………………….

852 -………………………………………………………………………………….

956 -………………………………………………………………………………….

947 -………………………………………………………………………………….

983 -………………………………………………………………………………….

990 -………………………………………………………………………………….

1000 -せん

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2000 -にせん

3000 -さんぜん

4000 -よんせん

5000 -ごせん

6000 -ろくせん

7000 -ななせん

8000 -はっせん

9000 -きゅうせん

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いち~きゅう

じゅう

ひゃく - よんせんさんびゃくななじゅうろく

せん

Write the following numbers in Japanese.

1105 -…………………………………………………………………………………

2506 -…………………………………………………………………………………

3681 -…………………………………………………………………………………

4980 -…………………………………………………………………………………

5243 -…………………………………………………………………………………

5167 -…………………………………………………………………………………

6342 -…………………………………………………………………………………

7549 -…………………………………………………………………………………

8329 -…………………………………………………………………………………

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9008 -…………………………………………………………………………………

9999 -…………………………………………………………………………………

10000 -まん

20000 -にまん

30000 -さんまん

40000 -よんまん

50000 -ごまん

60000 -ろくまん

70000 -ななまん

80000 -はちまん

90000 -きゅうまん

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いち~きゅう

じゅう

ひゃく - はちまんよんせんさんびゃくななじゅうろく

せん

まん

15006 -………………………………………………………………………….

19673 -………………………………………………………………………….

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24123 -………………………………………………………………………….

38709 -………………………………………………………………………….

33419 -………………………………………………………………………….

46367 -………………………………………………………………………….

50751 -………………………………………………………………………….

69105 -………………………………………………………………………….

78150 -………………………………………………………………………….

82998 -………………………………………………………………………….

81452 -………………………………………………………………………….

92743 -………………………………………………………………………….

98502 -………………………………………………………………………….

10 - じゅう

100 -ひゃく

1000 -せん

10000 -まん

100000 -じゅうまん

1000000 -ひゃくまん

10000000 -せんまん

100000000 -いちおく、おく

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Other counting System.

Hour じ [ji]

nihongo [Japanese] yomi [Reading] eigo [English]

いちじ （一時） ichi-ji 1 o'clock

にじ （二時） ni-ji 2 o'clock

さんじ （三時） san-ji 3 o'clock

よじ （四時） yo-ji 4 o'clock

ごじ （五時） go-ji 5 o'clock

ろくじ （六時） roku-ji 6 o'clock

しちじ （七時） shichi-ji 7 o'clock

はちじ （八時） hachi-ji 8 o'clock

くじ （九時） ku-ji 9 o'clock

じゅうじ （十時） jū-ji 10 o'clock

じゅういちじ （十一時） jūichi-ji 11 o'clock

じゅうにじ （十二時） jūni-ji 12 o'clock

しょうご shōgo 12 noon

なんじ nan-ji What time?

ごぜん gozen a.m.

ごご gogo p.m.

ちょうど chōdo sharp

いま ima Now

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Minute 分 [fun]

nihongo [Japanese] yomi [Reading] eigo [English]

れいふん、ゼロふん（〇分） 0 minute

いっぷん （一分） ip-pun 1 minute

にふん（二分） ni-fun 2 minutes

さんぷん （三分） san-pun 3 minutes

よんふん （四分） yon-pun 4 minutes

ごふん （五分） go-fun 5 minutes

ろっぷん （六分） rop-pun 6 minutes

ななふん （七分） nana-fun 7 minutes

はっぷん （八分） hap-pun 8 minutes

きゅうふん （九分） kyū-fun 9 minutes

じゅっぷん （一〇分） jup-pun 10 minutes

じゅういっぷん jūip-pun 11 minutes

なんぷん nan-pun how many

minutes

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Second びょう [byō]

Add びょう [byo] after numbers.

0 before the decimal point is read [rē], 0 after the point can be either way, [rē] or [zero].

nihongo [Japanese] yomi [Reading] eigo [English]

れいびょう、ゼロびょう zero-byō / rē-byō 0 second

いちびょう ichi-byō 1 second

にびょう ni-byō 2 seconds

さんびょう san-byō 3 seconds

よんびょう yon-byō 4 seconds

ごびょう go-byō 5 seconds

ろくびょう roku-byō 6 seconds

ななびょう nana-byō 7 seconds

はちびょう hachi-byō 8 seconds

きゅうびょう kyu-byō 9 seconds

じゅうびょう jū-byō 10 seconds

れいてんいちびょう rē ten ichi-byō 0.1 seconds

ていてんゼロびょう rē ten zeroni-byō 0.02 seconds

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なんびょう nan-byō how many

seconds

Half はん [han]

nihongo [Japanese] yomi [Reading] eigo [English]

いちじはん ichi-jihan half past one

にじはん ni-jihan half past two

さんじはん san-jihan half past three

よじはん yo-jihan half past four

ごじはん go-jihan half past five

ろくじはん roku-jihan half past six

しちじはん shichi-jihan half past seven

はちじはん hachi-jihan half past eight

くじはん ku-jihan half past nine

じゅうじはん jū-jihan half past ten

じゅういちじはん jūichi-jihan half past eleven

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じゅうにじはん jūni-jihan half past twelve

Use the time and to make sentences in Japanese.

Half はん [han]

nihongo [Japanese] yomi [Reading] eigo [English]

いちがつ ichi-gatsu January

にがつ ni- gatsu February

さんがつ san- gatsu March

しがつ yo- gatsu April

ごがつ go- gatsu May

ろくがつ roku- gatsu June

しちがつ shichi- gatsu July

はちがつ hachi- gatsu august

くがつ ku- gatsu September

じゅうがつ jū- gatsu October

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じゅういちがつ jūichi- gatsu November

じゅうにがつ jūni- gatsu December

こんげつ kongetsu this month

らいげつ raigetsu next month

さらいげつ saraigetsu after next month

せんげつ sengetsu last month

せんせんげつ sensengetsu before last month

なんがつ nangatsu which month

N1 wa N2 desuka or deshitaka.

N1 wa N2 desu or deshita.

Example

What month is this month?

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こんげつは なんがつ ですか。

This month is March.

こんげつは さんがつ です。

Make questions and answer in Japanese.

Days of the month.

There are more to remember when it comes to the Japanese days of the month. Firstly

there are special reading form the 1st to 10th days.

Pay attention to the difference between the 4th and the 8th . The 4th is read as yokka ,

Whereas the 8th is read as yōka using long vowels sound.

1

ついたち

2

ふつか

3

みっか

4

よっか

5

いつか

6

むいか

7

なのか

8

ようか

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ここのか

10

とおか

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じゅう

いちにち

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じゅう

ににち

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じゅう

さんにち

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じゅう

よっか

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じゅうご

にち

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じゅう

ろくにち

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じゅう し

ちにち

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じゅう

はちにち

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じゅう

くにち

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はつか

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にじゅう

いちにち

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にじゅう

ににち

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にじゅう

さんにち

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にじゅう

よっか

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にじゅう

ごにち

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にじゅう

ろくにち

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にじゅう

しちにち

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にじゅう

はちにち

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にじゅう

くにち

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さんじゅう

にち

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さんじゅう

いちにち

Answer the following questions in Japanese.

i. きょうは なんにち ですか。

………………………………………………………………………………..

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ii. あしたは なんにち ですか。

………………………………………………………………………………...

iii. あさっては なんにちですか。

…………………………………………………………………………………

iv. しあさっては なんにち ですか。

…………………………………………………………………………………

v. きのうは なんにち でしたか。

………………………………………………………………………………….

vi. おとといは なんにち でしたか。

…………………………………………………………………………………

Days of the week

Sunday - nichiyōbi

Monday - getsuyōbi

Tuesday -kayōbi

Wednesday -suiyōbi

Thursday -mokuyōbi

Friday -kinyōbi

Saturday -doyōbi

Today - kyō

Tomorrow -ashita

Day after tomorrow -asatte

Yesterday -kinō

Day before yesterday -ototoi

Which day/ what day -nanyōbi desuka

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Question Sentence

N1 wa N2 desuka or deshitaka.

Answer sentence

N1 wa N2 desu. or deshita.

Example

1. What day is today?

Kyō wa nanyōbi desuka.

2. Today is Saturday.

Kyō wa doyōbi desu.

Use other words and to make questions and answer sentences.

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も

も (mo) functions as “also” or “too” in English. It is used to indicate that something

that has previously been stated also holds true for the item currently under discussion.

It replaces ga, wa or o when used.

Both my brother and I are college/ university Students.

watashimo otōtomo daigakusei desu

わたしも おとうとも だいがくせい です。

A- Mr. thanaka is a Japanese

tanakasan wa nihonjin desu.

たなかさん は にほんじん です。

B- Mr. yamada is also Japanese

yamadasanmo nihonjin desu.

やまださんも にほんじんです。

と

と (to) is used to join nouns together into an exhaustive list that functions as a single

noun: ”with”, “and”. It’s also the particle used to indicate a direct quote (from

someone’s mind or speech), functioning like quotation marks in English.

Formation

Noun + to (と) + Noun+wa

Noun + to (と) + Noun + to (と) + Noun+wa

Example

Kamal and Kasun are Sri Lankans.

Kamarusan to kasunsanwa surirankajin desu.

カマルさんと カスンさんは スリランカ人です。

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を

を (o) marks the grammatical object of a sentence. It follows nouns and noun

phrases. After the object.

Formation

subject + wa + object + wo/ o(を) + verb

I drink water.

watashi wa mizu wo/ o nomimasu.

わたし は みず を のみます。

My father reads the newspaper.

Watashino otōtowa shibun wo / o yomimasu.

わたしの おとうさんは しんぶんを よみます。

に

に (ni) indicates a place toward where someone or something moves. It is preceded

by the name of the place and followed by a verb which indicates a moving action

such as iku (行く) “to go.”

It is also used with giving/receiving verbs and can then mean “from”.

In the case of passive verbs, it marks the grammatical agent, making it the same as

“by” in English. (i.e. “my wallet was stolen by my brother.” ).

に is also used to indicate the location of existence when combined with the verbs い

る or ある, making it the Japanese version of “at” (in some instances).

Formation

place + ni (に)

I go to School.

watashiwa gakkōni ikimasu.

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わたしは がっこうに いきます。

There are students in the classroom.

kyōshitsuni gakuseiga imasu.

きょうしつに がくせいが います。

Students are in the classroom.

gakuseiwa kyouōshitsuni imasu.

がくせいはきょうしつにいます。

へ

へ (e) is basically the same as に, except it emphasizes direction over arrival. The

main difference is usage. へ is never used as “from”, “by”, “at”.

In addition, the particle の can follow the へ particle directly, whereas it cannot

follow に.

Formation

location/direction + e (へ)

I sent him a letter.

kanojo e tegami wo / o okurimasu.

かのじょへ てがみをおくりました。

He goes to the temple.

kare wa otera e ikimasu.

かれは おてらへ いきます。

から

から (kara) indicates the source of an object or action. This starting position may be

either a point in space (in which case it is translated as “from”), or a point in time (in

which case it is translated as “since” or “after”).

Formation

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Noun + kara (から)

Example

How long does it take you to get home from school?

Gakkōkara iemade donogurai kakarimasuka.

がっこうから いえまでどれくらいかかりますか。

I go by bicycle from my house to tuition class.

watashiwa uchikara jukumade jitennshade ikimasu.

わたしは うちから じゅくまで じてんしゃで いきます。

まで

まで (made) indicates that an action/effect extends or reaches a specified limit or a

point in time or space. It is therefore equivalent to the English expression “until.”

Formation

Noun + made (まで)

Example

Mr.yamada came from Tokyo

Yamadasan wa tōkyōkara kimashita.

やまださんは とうきょうから きました。

My friends go by bus from the post office to the bank.

Watashino tomodachiwa basude yūbinkyokukara ginkōmade ikimasu.

わたしの ともだちは バスで ゆうびんきょくから ぎんこうまで

いきます。