Counting People in Japanese

ひとり means how many people?

• one

• four

• six

• two

　三人　is how many people?

• one

• three

• five

• two

ふたり is how many people?

• three

• four

• one

• two

ごにん is how many people?

• six

• five

• four

• three

　よにん is how many people?

• six

• one

• two

• four

　ろくにん is how many people?

• two

• four

• six

• one

　しちにん is how many people?

• one

• seven

• six

• five

はちにん is how many people?

• ten

• nine

• three

• eight

　じゅうにん is how many people?

• one

• three

• five

• ten

nine people in Japanese

• 　九人

• 　三人

• 　五人

• 　一人