How to say 'Forty' in Japanese | 四十

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The Japanese word for Forty is 'Yonjuu', written as 四十 in Japanese.'Forty' in hiragana is よんじゅう.

word

四十

Meaning

Forty

Reading

よんじゅう

yonjuu

Kanji

四Four 十Ten

Explanation

The Japanese noun '四十 (よんじゅう)' means 'forty'. It is used to represent the number 40 in Japanese. This word is commonly used in contexts involving counting, age, or quantities. For example: I am forty years old「私は四十歳です」(わたしはよんじゅうさいです). There are forty students in the class「クラスには四十人の学生がいます」(クラスにはよんじゅうにんのがくせいがいます). Note that '四十' is often combined with other counters or words to specify quantities, such as '四十人 (よんじゅうにん)' for 'forty people' or '四十日 (よんじゅうにち)' for 'forty days'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

164

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 四十

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

四

Meaning

Four

kanji

十

Meaning

Ten

Words Related to 四十 Through the Kanji 四

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 四 as well.

word

四

Meaning

Four

word

四日

Meaning

Four days, Fourth

word

四つ

Meaning

Four

word

四百

Meaning

Four hundred

word

四角い

Meaning

Square

word

四つ角

Meaning

Intersection

word

四千

Meaning

Four thousand

word

真四角

Meaning

Square

word

四方

Meaning

Directions

Words Related to 四十 Through the Kanji 十

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 十 as well.

word

十

Meaning

Ten

word

十日

Meaning

Ten days, Tenth

word

二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

word

二十

Meaning

Twenty

word

三十

Meaning

Thirty

word

五十

Meaning

Fifty

word

九十

Meaning

Ninety

word

六十

Meaning

Sixty

word

八十

Meaning

Eighty

word

七十

Meaning

Seventy

word

十分

Meaning

Enough

word

二十歳

Meaning

Twenty years old

word

十字路

Meaning

Crossroads

word

五十音

Meaning

Alphabet

word

数十

Meaning

Dozens

word

十字

Meaning

Cross

word

不十分

Meaning

Insufficient

word

何十

Meaning

Dozens

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'Yonjuu' means 'Forty' .

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