Counting Weeks, Months, Years in Japanese

How to Count in Japanese – Part Thirteen – Review Notes

There are many ways to count things in Japanese depending on the type of object being counted! In these review notes, we will learn how to count weeks, months, and years in Japanese!

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Counting weeks in Japanese: 週間 (shuukan)

★ You can use the Japanese counter 週間 (shuukan) to count weeks!

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Number 1:

★ The Japanese word for the one week is １週間 (いっしゅうかん – isshuukan).

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Number 2:

★ The Japanese word for two weeks is ２週間 (にしゅうかん – nishuukan).

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Number 3:

★ The Japanese word for three weeks is ３週間 (さんしゅうかん – sanshuukan).

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Number 4:

★ The Japanese word for four weeks is ４週間 (よんしゅうかん – yonshuukan).

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Number 5:

★ The Japanese word for five weeks is ５週間 (ごしゅうかん – goshuukan).

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Counting Weeks (Continued):

★ To learn how to count more than 5 weeks, refer to the numbers below. It follows the same pattern as other counters do.

6週間 rokushuukan 6 weeks

7週間   nanashuukan 7 weeks

8週間   hasshuukan 8 weeks

9週間 kyuushuukan 9 weeks

10週間 jusshuukan 10 weeks

11週間 juuisshuukan 11 weeks

12週間 juunishuukan 12 weeks

20週間 nijusshuukan 20 weeks

21週間 nijuuisshuukan 21 weeks

30週間 sanjusshuukan  30 weeks

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Example Sentence:

本が届くのに２週間かかります。

Hon ga todoku no ni nishuukan kakarimasu.

It will take two weeks for the book to arrive.

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Counting Months: ヶ月 (kagetsu)

★ The Japanese counter for months is ヶ月 (kagetsu).

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Number 1:

★ The Japanese word for one month is １ヶ月 (いっかげつ – ikkagetsu).

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Number 2:

★ The Japanese word for two months is２ヶ月 (にかげつ – nikagetsu).

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Number 3:

★ The Japanese word for three months is ３ヶ月 (さんかげつ – sankagetsu).

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Number 4:

★ The Japanese word for four months is ４ヶ月 (よんかげつ – yonkagetsu).

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Number 5:

★ The Japanese word for five months is ５ヶ月 (ごかげつ – gokagetsu).

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Counting Months (Continued):

★ To learn how to count more than 5 months, refer to the numbers below. It follows the same pattern as other counters do.

6ヶ月 rokkagetsu 6 months

7ヶ月   nanakagetsu 7 months

8ヶ月   hakkagetsu 8 months

9ヶ月 kyuukagetsu 9 months

10ヶ月 jukkagetsu 10 months

11ヶ月 juuikkagetsu 11 months

12ヶ月 juunikagetsu 12 months

20ヶ月 nijukkagetsu 20 months

21ヶ月 nijuuikkagetsu 21 months

30ヶ月 sanjukkagetsu  30 months

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Example Sentence:

三ヶ月前に日本に来ました。

Sankagetsu mae ni nihon ni kimashita.

I came to Japan three months ago.

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Counting Years in Japanese: 年間 (nenkan)

★ The Japanese counter for years is 年間 (nenkan).

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Number 1:

★ The Japanese word for one year is １年間 (いちねんかん – ichinenkan).

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Number 2:

★ The Japanese word for two years is２年間 (にねんかん – ninenkan).

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Number 3:

★ The Japanese word for three years is ３年間 (さんねんかん – sannenkan).

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Number 4:

★ The Japanese word for four years is ４年間 (よねんかん – yonenkan).

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Number 5:

★ The Japanese word for five years is ５年間 (ごねんかん – gonenkan).

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Counting Years (Continued):

★ To learn how to count more than 5 years, refer to the numbers below. It follows the same pattern as other counters do.

6年間 rokunenkan      6 years

7年間   nananenkan 7 years

8年間   hachinenkan 8 years

9年間 kyuunenkan 9 years

10年間 juunenkan 10 years

11年間 juuichinenkan 11 years

12年間 juuninenkan 12 years

20年間 nijuunenkan 20 years

21年間 nijuuichinenkan 21 years

30年間 sanjuunenkan   30 years

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Example Sentence:

一年間日本に留学していました。

Ichinenkan nihon ni ryuugaku shiteimashita.

I studied abroad to Japan for one year.

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Conclusion:

Today we learned how to count weeks, months and years in Japanese! Check out more lessons on counting in Japanese below!

How to count small compact objects

How to count flat, thin objects

How to count long, cylindrical objects

How to count people

How to count small animals

How to count large animals

How to count birds and rabbits

How to count cars and other machines

How to count liquid in cups, glasses and bowls

How to count the floors of a building

How to count houses and other buildings

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