POINTERS ON THE NUMBERS:br br 1 is 一 ichi br 2 is 二 ni br 3 is 三 san br 4 is 四 yon br 5 is 五 go br 6 is 六 roku br 7 is 七 nana br 8 is 八 hachi br 9 is 九 kyu br 10 is 十 jubr br br 11 is 十一 (juuichi): 10 + 1br 12 is 十二 (juuni): 10 + 2 up to 19.br br From 20, use the same counting pattern but count the 10s. br 20 is 二十 (nijuu): 2 of the 10’sbr 21 is 二十一 (nijuuichi): 2 of the 10's + 1 this goes on until 99.br 100 is 百 (hyaku).