How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: numbers and quantities

Numbers in Japanese, along with quantities and measurements: counting, paying, giving a size or a weight.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Numbers and quantities”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Japanese	English
全体	all
約	approximately
面積	area
多くとも	at most
平均	average
切れ端	bit
カップル	coupleTwo people who form a couple
距離	distance
二倍	double
八	eight
空き	empty
十分に	enough
少数	few
一番目	first
五	five
四	four
満杯	full
高さ	height
最後	last
測定	measurement
九	nine
皆無	none
番号	numberIdentifier
率	rate
残り	remainder
連続	series
十七	seventeen
数個	several
取り分	share
不足	shortage
六	six
合計	sum
十	ten
三分の一	thirdFraction
三番目	thirdRank, ordinal
達する	to reach
過多	too many
二十一	twenty one
二	two
単位	unit

Level 2: medium 35 words

Japanese	English
十ほど	about ten
一括	batch
度	degree
深さ	depth
数字	digit
一ダース	dozen
偶数	evenNumber divisible by two
十五	fifteen
五十	fifty
五百	five hundred
四十	forty
百	hundred
インチ	inch
長さ	length
メートル	metre
百万	million
十九	nineteen
九十	ninety
一対	pairSet of two identical items
かけら	piece
山	pile
割合	proportion
四分の一	quarterFraction
順位	rank
縮尺	scale
六番目	sixth
六十	sixty
十三	thirteen
三十	thirty
千	thousand
四分の三	three quarters
概算する	to estimate
測る	to measure
二百	two hundred
体積	volume

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
アンペア	ampere
バイト	byte
センチメートル	centimetre
小数	decimal
小数点	decimal point
摂氏度	degree Celsius
華氏	Fahrenheit
分数	fraction
ギガバイト	gigabyte
ヘクタール	hectare
百番目	hundredth
キロメートル	kilometre
リットル	litre
メガバイト	megabyte
ミリリットル	millilitre
奇数	odd
比	ratio
平方メートル	square metre
足す	to add up
二倍にする	to double
掛ける	to multiply
引く	to subtract
三倍にする	to triple
重さを量る	to weigh
ワット	watt

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.