How to say "Fifty" in Japanese | 五十

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Fifty" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Fifty" is "Gojuu", written in japanese as "五十".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '五十 (ごじゅう)' means 'fifty'. It is a number used to denote the quantity or position of something in a sequence. For example: there are fifty students in the class「クラスには五十人の学生がいます」(クラスにはごじゅうにんのがくせいがいます). This is the fifty page「これは五十ページです」(これはごじゅうページです). It's important to note that this noun is often used in combination with other words to specify quantities or positions, as in '五十人 (ごじゅうにん) (fifty people)' or '五十番 (ごじゅうばん) (number fifty)'.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "五" means "Five" and can be read as "Itsu" and "Go". And The kanji "十" means "Ten" and can be read as "Juu" and "Too".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Gojuu" mean in japanese?

"Gojuu" means "Fifty" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "お" is read as "o".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.