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Japanese Numbers, Time & Counters Kanji Chart (1 to 10,000, Days & Yon vs. Shi)

Everything you need to read prices in Yen (円), train schedules, dates, weekdays, and counters in Japan — complete with visual mnemonics.

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一 One
一 (One) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: いちKUN: ひとNUM / TIME

The boy hit-o (ひと) his knee and now it’s itchy (いち). Thank God it’s-u (いつ) just one knee.

二 Two
二 (Two) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: にKUN: ふたNUM / TIME

Knee (に) connects Two crucial parts that make your foot (ふた) work.

三 Three
三 (Three) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: さんKUN: みNUM / TIME

Even a mini (み) sandwich (さん) still has three distinct parts.

四 Four
四 (Four) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: しKUN: よんNUM / TIME

The birds were surprised, the sheep (し) is doing another four-second-yawn (よん) again!!

五 Five
五 (Five) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ごKUN: いつNUM / TIME

Number five it’s(u) (いつ) actually just a golf (ご) cart.

六 Six
六 (Six) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ろくKUN: むNUM / TIME

Mr. Six moves (む) rocket-fast! (ろく). Why is he still in the 6th place?

七 Seven
七 (Seven) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: しちKUN: ななNUM / TIME

She cheated (しち), and still got only seven percent. That’s bananas! (なな).

八 Eight
八 (Eight) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: はちKUN: やNUM / TIME

Yaa (や) kids coming out of secret hatches (はち) to play on the forbidden yolo (よう) eight meter slide...

九 Nine
九 (Nine) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: くNUM / TIME

九ine cookies (く) or nine cucumbers (きゅう)... What will cookie monster choose??

十 Ten
十 (Ten) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: じゅうKUN: とおNUM / TIME

Samurai won a stack of jewels (じゅう) for the 10/10 sword performance, all done on his toes (とお).

百 Hundred
百 (Hundred) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ひゃくKUN: ももNUM / TIME

Slow-mo motion (もも) Hyacinth Cool (ひゃく) Town is now a hundred years old!!

千 Thousand
千 (Thousand) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: せんKUN: ちNUM / TIME

Thousand is just a fancy letter T, made out of a thousand cents (せん), wearing a cheap (ち) hat...

万 Ten Thousand
万 (Ten Thousand) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: まんNUM / TIME

Ten Thousand people in Italy, watching a talented man (まん) wearing a pineapple-pizza costume. Let’s hope he doesn’t get banned (ばん)...

円 Yen, Round
円 (Yen, Round) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: えんNUM / TIME

A *circle (円) represents a round shape or Japanese yen* (えん).

半 Half
半 (Half) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: はんKUN: なかNUM / TIME

Of course, Mr. handsome (はん) naturally cut (なか) a bunch of logs perfectly in half!!

分 Divide
分 (Divide) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ぶんKUN: わNUM / TIME

The man divided the sacred log, and the city was hit by a typhoon (ふん) of waffle-throwing (わ) baboons (ぶ or ぶん)

時 Time
時 (Time) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: じKUN: ときNUM / TIME

In the old Toki-o (とき) Jesus (じ) rang the church bell so you could tell the time...

日 Sun, Day
日 (Sun, Day) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: にちKUN: ひNUM / TIME

In a bright sun beam (び), Mr. Hiroki (ひ) can finally see why his “knee is itchy” (にち)! Must be from all the karate (か) and jiu-jitsu (じつ)!

月 Moon
月 (Moon) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: げつKUN: つきNUM / TIME

It takes guts-u (がつ) to get-su (げつ) to the moon and retrieve the tsunami key (つき)...

火 Fire
火 (Fire) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: かKUN: ひNUM / TIME

Fire from a candle (か) is so hot (ほ) it generates a ton of heat (ひ)!!

水 Water
水 (Water) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: すいKUN: みずNUM / TIME

Missou-ri (みず) free water looks super i-nteresting (すい)...

木 Tree
木 (Tree) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: もくKUN: きNUM / TIME

The tree is mocking (もく) us, it knows we got no keys (き)...

金 Gold
金 (Gold) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: きんKUN: かねNUM / TIME

King’s (きん) gold crown rests in a concrete (こん) enclosure with the calm neighbor (かね), Canada (かな).

土 Dirt
土 (Dirt) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: どKUN: つちNUM / TIME

Toes (と) in the dirt and dog (ど) by his side, the tsunami chief (つち) lives a simple life...

曜 Weekday
曜 (Weekday) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ようNUM / TIME

If it’s a weekday, you may be working at this new fancy Yogurt (よう) Headquarters...

年 Year
年 (Year) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ねんKUN: としNUM / TIME

Ms. Toe-shi (とし), always wearing linen (ねん), makes every year fun for us...

週 Week
週 (Week) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: しゅうNUM / TIME

At the end of each week, grandpa puts on his best shoes (しゅう) and rides to church.

毎 Every
毎 (Every) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: まいKUN: ごとNUM / TIME

The two mice (まい) look out the window every day and dream that someday they will go to/top (ごと) of Mt. Fuji.

今 Now
今 (Now) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: こんKUN: いまNUM / TIME

The Lima (いま) times reported that the con-artist (こん) who changed all the clocks to “Now” has finally been caught.

前 Front
前 (Front) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ぜんKUN: まえNUM / TIME

Front row seats for the zen (ぜん) maestro (まえ) performance.

後 Behind, After
後 (Behind, After) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ごNUM / TIME

Mr. Snowman is not very happy about Godzilla (ご) in a coat (こう) skiing behind his back...

午 Noon
午 (Noon) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ごNUM / TIME

Noon is the perfect time to dry the #1 goat (ご) shirt.

朝 Morning
朝 (Morning) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ちょうKUN: あさNUM / TIME

According to this Japanese doctor, the recipe for a perfect morning is chocolate (ちょう) ++ Asahi (あさ) beer.

昼 Noon, Daytime
昼 (Noon, Daytime) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ちゅうKUN: ひるNUM / TIME

Impossible to sleep at noon when the sun is out with its fancy heels (ひる), shining, chewing (ちゅう) gum.

晩 Late Evening
晩 (Late Evening) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ばんNUM / TIME

Ever since the girl got banned (ばん), she just sits at home all evening, staring into the wall.

夜 Night
夜 (Night) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: やKUN: よるNUM / TIME

Even with aliens watching, your (よ or よる) yakuza (や) friend is not scared to do yoga at night.

春 Spring
春 (Spring) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: しゅんKUN: はるNUM / TIME

Spring is the time when bugs wake up from their autumn sugar-naps (しゅん) and happy roots (はる) sprout to life...

夏 Summer
夏 (Summer) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: げKUN: なつNUM / TIME

With I000 summer heat, the boy is praying to God (が) to get (げ) natural tsunami (なつ) waves, and a kayak (か)...

秋 Autumn
秋 (Autumn) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: しゅうKUN: あきNUM / TIME

Autumn, the time of harvest and snacky (あき) sugary (しゅう) apple baking...

冬 Winter
冬 (Winter) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: とうKUN: ふゆNUM / TIME

Mr. snowman toes (とう) are cold in the winter snow. No wonder he keeps screaming fu’yuu! (ふゆ).

人 Person
人 (Person) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: にんKUN: ひとNUM / TIME

Ninja (にん) hitman (ひと) wearing jeans (じん), working at Nintendo... just your typical Japanese person...

本 Book
本 (Book) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: ほんKUN: もとNUM / TIME

The boy in Hong Kong, is reading a book about Honda (ほん) Motors (もと).

台 Stand, Platform
台 (Stand, Platform) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: だいNUM / TIME

A local tiger (たい) with dyed (だい) hair really loves playing the public piano on a stand...

回 Times
回 (Times) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: かいKUN: まわNUM / TIME

A proud momma watching (まわ) her son practice flying a kite (かい) a few times a day.

度 Degree
度 (Degree) Kanji Mnemonic Poster Card
ON: どKUN: たびNUM / TIME

Otaku (たく) dog (ど) cooking up some taco beef (たび) with “a million” degrees...

一 One いち 二 Two に 三 Three さん 四 Four し 五 Five ご 六 Six ろく 七 Seven しち 八 Eight はち 九 Nine く 十 Ten じゅう 百 Hundred ひゃく 千 Thousand せん 万 Ten Thousand まん 円 Yen, Round えん 半 Half はん 分 Divide ぶん 時 Time じ 日 Sun, Day にち 月 Moon げつ 火 Fire か 水 Water すい 木 Tree もく 金 Gold きん 土 Dirt ど 曜 Weekday よう 年 Year ねん 週 Week しゅう 毎 Every まい 今 Now こん 前 Front ぜん 後 Behind, After ご 午 Noon ご 朝 Morning ちょう 昼 Noon, Daytime ちゅう 晩 Late Evening ばん 夜 Night や 春 Spring しゅん 夏 Summer げ 秋 Autumn しゅう 冬 Winter とう 人 Person にん 本 Book ほん 台 Stand, Platform だい 回 Times かい 度 Degree ど
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