COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING

MATERIALS

Sector: TOURISM

JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Module Title:
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Table of Content for Competency Based Learning
Material
List of Competencies…………………………………………………………4
Module Content……………………………………………………………….5
Learning Outcome 1………………………………………………………….6
Information Sheet 1.1-1………………………………………………………8
Self-Check 1.1-1………………………………………………………………14
Answer Key 1.1-1……………………………………………………………..15
Information Sheet 1.1-2………………………………………………………16
Self-Check 1.1-2………………………………………………………………20
Answer Key 1.1-2……………………………………………………………..21
Information Sheet 1.1-3………………………………………………………22
Self-Check 1.1-3………………………………………………………………26
Answer Key 1.1-3……………………………………………………………..27
Learning Outcome 2…………………………………………………………..29
Information Sheet 2.1-1………………………………………………………31
Self-Check 2.1-1………………………………………………………………35
Answer Key 2.1-1……………………………………………………………..36

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 How to Use This Competency Based
Learning Material
This module contains training materials and activities for you to complete.
The course focuses on both oral and written communicative skills particularly
through listening and speaking Nihongo. It is designed to provide learners with a
comprehensive understanding of the Japanese language and culture. Through a
balanced focus on writing, reading, listening, and speaking, learners will develop
proficiency in 46 basic Katakana and Hiragana characters, including 71 diacritics, 300
Kanji characters, and approximately 1,500 vocabulary words. Furthermore, learners
will gain insights into Japanese culture to enhance their overall language learning
experience. Special attention will be placed on the basic grammatical patterns and
simple conversations. Interactive activities will be employed to ensure meaningful
and relevant learning. You are required to go through a series of learning
activities in order to complete each learning outcome of the module. In each
learning outcome are Information Sheets and Resources Sheets Follow these
activities on your own and answer the self-check at the end of each learning
outcome. You may remove a blank answer sheet at the end of each module (or get
one from your facilitator/trainer) to write your answers for each self-check. If you have
questions, don’t hesitate to ask you facilitator for assistance.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

You may already have some or most of the knowledge and skills covered in this
learner’s guide because you have:
been working for some time
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already completed training in this area
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If you can demonstrate to your trainer that you are competent in a particular skill
or skills, talk to him/her about having them formally recognized so you don’t have
to do the same training again. If you have a qualification or Certificate of
Competency from previous trainings, show it to your trainer. If the skills you
acquired are still current and relevant to the unit/s of competency they may become
part of the evidence you can present for RPL. If you are not sure about the currency
of your skills, discuss this with your trainer.

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 List of Competencies

No. Unit of Competency Module Title Code

Participate in workplace Participating in workplace 500311105
1. communication communication
Work in a team Working in a team 500311106
2. environment environment
Practice career Practicing career 500311107
3. professionalism professionalism
Develop and Update Developing and updating TRS311201
4. Industry Knowledge industry knowledge
Manage own performance Managing own
5. performance
Understand, write and Understanding, writing and
6. read in Nihongo reading in Nihongo
Count and tell time in Counting and telling time in
7. Nihongo Nihongo
Understand Japanese Understanding Japanese
vocabularies, grammar vocabularies, grammar
8. pattern and construct pattern and construct
sentences sentences.
Conduct simple Conducting simple
transaction (listen and transaction (listening and
9.
speak) speaking)

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 MODULE CONTENT

UNIT OF COMPETENCY
Understand, Write, Read, Listen and Speak in Nihongo

MODULE TITLE
Understanding, writing, reading, listening and speaking in Nihongo.
MODULE DESCRIPTOR:
This module deals with writing, reading, recognizing and interpreting written
forms of Japanese 46 basic Katakana and Hiragana characters which all symbolise
syllabaries, or 71 including diacritics, 300 Kanji characters and about 1,500
vocabulary words.
NOMINAL DURATION TO COMPLETE:

N5-N4 360 Hours

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this module you MUST be able to:

Write and read Japanese Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji characters

Write and read Hiragana and Katakana with dakuten and handakuten
Read and speak Hiragana, Katakana with yoon, Kanji and can
communicate in Japanese.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

1. Write and Read Hiragana characters based on standard Japanese form.

2. Write and Read Katakana characters based on standard Japanese form.

3. Write and Read Japanese Kanji characters based on standard Japanese

form.
4. Read, write, listen and speak Dakuten Japanese characters based on
standard Japanese language form.

5. Read, write, listen, and speak Handakuten Japanese characters based

on standard Japanese language form.
6. Read, write, listen and speak Yoon Japanese characters based on
standard Japanese language
7. Read, listen and speak Katakana with yoon based on standard Japanese
language

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 LEARNING OUTCOME NO. 1
Write and Read Japanese Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji Characters

Assessment Criteria
1. Write, Read, Listen and Speak in standard Japanese form.
2. Write and Read Hiragana and Katakana characters based on standard Japanese form.

3. Write and Read Japanese 300 Kanji characters based on standard

Japanese form.
Conditions

The participants will have access to:

1. Equipment
• P. computer peripherals
• VCD/DVD Player
• TV monitor
• LCD-projector or overhead projector
• Sound system
• White board 4’x8’
• Recorder
• Projector screen
• Student chair/Table per student
• Teacher’s table/chair
• Books/magazines rack and filing cabinets
2. Materials
• White board marker
• Diskettes/CDs
• Transparencies

Assessment Method:

1. Actual demonstration
2. Oral Interview
3. Direct observation
4. Written test

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Learning Outcome 1

Write and Read Japanese Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji Characters

Learning Activities Special Instructions

Read information sheet 1.1-1 If you believe you understood the
information sheet, answer self-check
1.1-1, if not read again.
Answer self-check 1.1-1 Compare answer with answer key 1.1-1,
if you get perfect score then proceed, if
not read again the information sheet and
do self-check again.
Read information sheet 1.1-2 If you believe you understood the
information sheet, answer self-check
1.1-2, if not read again.
Answer self-check 1.1-2 Compare answer with answer key 1.1-2,
if you get perfect score then proceed, if
not read again the information sheet and
do self-check again.
Read information sheet1.1-3 If you believe you understand the
information sheet, answer self-check
1.1-3, if not read again.
Answer self-check 1.1-3 Compare answer with answer key 1.1-3,
if you get perfect score then proceed, if
not read again the information sheet.

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 Information Sheet 1.1-1
Write and Read Hiragana characters based on standard Japanese form

Learning Objectives:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Write Hiragana characters.
2. Read Hiragana characters.
General Features of Japanese

✓ The Japanese Language is composed of verbs, adjectives, nouns, adverbs,

conjunctions, particles and other parts of speech.

✓ In Japanese, predicates always come at the end of a sentence. Modifiers

always appear in front of the words modified.

✓ Predicates are formed from verbs, adjectives and nouns. They inflect according
to, for example, whether they are affirmative or negative, past or non-past. They
do not inflect for person, gender or number.

✓ Particles are used after a word or at the end of a sentence. They indicate
relationships between words and add various meanings.

✓ Subjects and objects are often omitted if they can be understood from the
context.

Japanese Writing

✓ There are three types of script in Japanese: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji
(Chinese characters).

✓ Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols purely representing sounds,

while Kanji are ideographs, conveying meanings as well as sounds.

✓ Japanese is usually written with a combination of Hiragana, Katakana, and

Kanji, with Katakana used to write foreign names and loanwords and hiragana
used to write particles and the grammatical endings of verbs and adjectives.

✓ Romaji (letters of Roman alphabet) are also occasionally used to write

Japanese for the convenience of foreigners.

✓ Kana and Mora – a mora is a unit of sound equivalent in length to one

Japanese kana (or two of the contracted sounds called yo-on, which are written
with small kana).

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✓ Every letter represents a syllable called kana.

✓ The Japanese language is based on five vowel sounds: a,i,u,e,o, which are
used alone or attached to either a consonant or to a consonant plus the semi-
vowel “y” (the only exception being a special mora, which is not followed by a
vowel). All of these sounds are or more or less equal in length when spoken.

Hiragana

✓ Used for Native Japanese words

✓ Also referred as “ordinary or simple” kana

✓ Used to write functional words and particles Dakuon is letters with

two dots. Handakuon
✓ It consists of Basic Japanese Alphabet is letters with little
circle.
o 46 basic letters
Yoon is a smaller version
o 20 dakuon of one of the three y kana,
ya, yu or yo. and in
o 5 handakuon certain dialects, yōon can
also be formed with the
o 36 yoon kana wa, wi, we, and wo.

o Sakuon Sokuon “small tsu”

o 6 additional letters

Hiragana Chart

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 wa ra ya ma ha na sa ta ka a

u
o

o
n

Writing Tips

✓ When writing Hiragana, it’s important to draw each stroke in the correct order.
Doing it right will not only improve the overall balance of the handwriting, but
also prepare each one to learn kanji, since the same stroke order principles
apply to both scripts.

✓ It is important to also pay attention to the direction and termination of each

stroke.

Pronunciation

✓ The five vowel sounds of Japanese are as follows: /a/ as in “father”, /i/ as in
“ski”, /u/ as in “tune”, /e/ as in “end”, and /o/ as in “obey”.

✓ つ /tsu/ is pronounced like the ts in “fruits”, but with an /u/ sound added.

✓ は /ha/ is pronounced /wa/ when it’s used as a particle.

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✓ ふ /fu/ is not actually an f sound. It’s something between an f and an h. You

make it by slightly puckering your upper and lower lips and releasing a quick
puff of air as if blowing out a candle.

✓ へ /he/ is pronounced /e/ when it’s used as a particle.

✓ The Japanese r sound is flapped, much like the sound in the middle of the word
“muddy”. To pronounce it, lightly tap your tongue against the roof of your mouth
near where it meets the back of your upper front teeth.

✓ を /wo/ from the w row is pronounced /o/ , though it is used to be pronounced

/wo/. In order to input を into a computer, you need to type wo.

✓ ん /n/ is basically the same as the English n, but when it comes before a, b, p,
or m sound, its pronunciation is closer to m.

✓ The g sound is always as in “gust”. It’s never a j sound.

Rōmaji Pronunciation Romaji Pronunciation

a ah ho hoh

i ee ma mah

u oo mi mee

e eh mu moo

o oh me meh

ka kah mo moh

ki kee ya yah

ku koo yu yoo

ke keh yo yoh

ko koh ra rah

sa sah ri ree

shi shee ru roo

su soo re reh

se seh ro roh

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so soh wa wah

ta tah (w)o oh

chi chee n n

tsu tsoo

te teh

to toh

na nah

ni nee

nu noo

ne neh

no noh

ha hah

hi hee

fu foo

he heh

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REFERENCES

A. Books

• Stewart, Anne M. (2012). Kodansha’s Hiragana Workbook. Kondansha

USA, Inc.
• Minna no Nihongo (1998). 3A Corporation.

B. Websites

• https://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/Download/HiraganaKatakanaWorksheet.pd
f
• https://www.unipassau.de/fileadmin/dokumente/hsg/nippon/Skripte/kanjibo
okjlptn5.pdf
• https://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/imagewp/Basic_Kanji_120.pdf

C. App
N5- N4 Listening / Mock Test

••• https://apps.apple.com/app/id1602870505

•••https://apps.apple.com/app/id1602487017

D. App
N5-N4 Speaking / Preactice

••• https://apps.apple.com/app/id1602870505

•••https://apps.apple.com/app/id1602487017

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 Self- Check 1.1-1

I. Writing Activity: Write the following in Hiragana characters.

1. aka (red) ____________________________________

2. ao (blue) ____________________________________

3. aki (autumn) ____________________________________

4. eki (station) ____________________________________

5. ika (squid) ____________________________________

6. asa (morning) ____________________________________

7. sushi ____________________________________

8. shio (salt) ____________________________________

9. ashita (tomorrow) ____________________________________

10. fuku (clothes) ____________________________________

11. nani (what) ____________________________________

12. anata (you) ____________________________________

13. niku (meat) ____________________________________

14. hito (people) ____________________________________

15. ame (rain) ____________________________________

16. mushi (insect) ____________________________________

17. yasumi (day off) ____________________________________

18. rosuko (candle) ____________________________________

19. (watashi) ____________________________________

20. kuruma (car) ____________________________________

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 ANSWER KEY 1.1-1

1. あか
2. あお
3. あき
4. えき
5. いか
6. あさ
7. すし
8. しお
9. あした
10. ふく
11. なに
12. あなた
13. にく
14. ひと
15. あめ
16. むし
17. やすみ
18. ろすこ
19. わたし
20. くるま

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 Information Sheet 1.1-2
Write and read Katakana characters based on standard Japanese
form

Learning Objectives:

After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:

1) Write Katakana characters.

2) Read Katakana characters

Katakana

• Katakana is one of three characters used in the Japanese language.

• Katakana was developed in the 8th century by simplifying the form of Kanji
symbols.

• Many of Katakana letters look exactly the same as a part of its original Kanji.

• Katakana is a phonetic alphabet - each letter represents the sound of a syllable

(like English ABC). Letter itself has no meaning.

• It is fragmentary kana, as it is derived from components of fragments of more

complex kanji.

• It is used for transcription of foreign language words and names.

• It is used for words of foreign origin, for onomatopoeia, emphasis of some

words, names of some animals and insects.

• Long vowels are represented by a dash, “―.”

• Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, tt etc.) are represented by small tsu, ッ.

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 wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka
a

o u

n
o

✓ The Japanese language has only five basic vowels — a, e, i, o, and u, all
of which sound short and crispy — plus their longer counterparts.
✓ Long vowels have the same sound as short vowels; you just draw out the sound
for a moment longer.
✓ The long vowels are sometimes represented by double letters — aa, ee, ii, oo,
and uu — but the more common presentation uses single letters with a bar
( ¯ )over them, as in ā, ē, ī, ō, and ū.
✓ The difference between a long vowel and a short vowel can make all the
difference in the meaning of a Japanese word. For example, obasan (oh-bah-
sahn) with the short vowel a means aunt, but obāsan (oh-bahh-sahn) with the
long vowel ā means grandmother.

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REFERENCES

A. Books

• Minna no Nihongo (1998). 3A Corporation.

A. Websites

• https://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/Download/HiraganaKatakanaWorksheet.pd
f
• https://www.unipassau.de/fileadmin/dokumente/hsg/nippon/Skripte/kanjibo
okjlptn5.pdf
• https://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/imagewp/Basic_Kanji_120.pdf

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 Self- Check 1.1-2

I.WRITING: Write the following in Katakana following the proper stroke in writing.

1. kikku (kick) _____________________________________

2. gasu (gas) _____________________________________

3. doa (door) _____________________________________

4. tekisuto (textbook) _____________________________________

5. takushi (taxi) _____________________________________

6. tenisu (tennis) _____________________________________

7. nekutai (necktai) _____________________________________

8. pasuta (pasta) _____________________________________

9. basu (bus) _____________________________________

10. hamu (ham) _____________________________________

11. memo (memo) _____________________________________

12. gamu (gum) _____________________________________

13. Iraku (Iraq) _____________________________________

14. Teheran (Tehran) _____________________________________

15. Tai (Thailand) _____________________________________

16. Manira (Manila) _____________________________________

17. Itaria (Italy) _____________________________________

18. Suisu (Switzerland) _____________________________________

19. Firipin (Philippines) _____________________________________

20. Nihon (Japan) _____________________________________

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 ANSWER KEY 1.1-2

1. キック
2. ガス
3. ドア
4. テキスト
5. たくし
6. テニス
7. ネクタイ
8. パスタ
9. バス
10. ハム
11. メモ
12. ガム
13. イラク
14. テヘラン
15. たい
16. マニラ
17. イタリア
18. スイス
19. フィリピン
20. にほん

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 Information Sheet 1.1-3
Write and read 300 Kanji characters based on standard Japanese
Kanji form
✓ Adopted logographic Chinese characters.

✓ It literally means “han” characters.

✓ The oldest written kanji in Japan discovered so far was written in ink on wood
as a wooden strip dated to the 7th century. It is a record of trading for cloth and
salt.

✓ It is used to write ideographs, conveying meanings as well as sounds.

✓ Most kanji characters have multiple pronunciations, including Japanese-based

and Chinese-based versions. For example, you pronounce 人 as hito (hee-toh)

in the Japanese way when it appears by itself, but you most likely read it as jin

(jeen) or nin (neen) when it’s a part of a compound noun.

✓ Kanji characters for verbs and adjectives are usually followed by hiragana.

List of Kanji

• Onyomi - It means that the kanji is read the same way that it would in the
Chinese language—or at least is read as a close approximation of the sounds
that are found in the Chinese language, sometimes with their own unique,
Japanese spin.

• Kunyomi - Kunyomi is what's known as the fully Japanese version of the kanji
reading. It's the way that the Japanese culture managed to merge the kanji with
the existing spoken language they had prior to the written one.

Kanji Onyomi Kunyomi Kanji Meaning

nichi, jitsu hi, -bi, -ka day, sun, Japan, counter for
日 days
ニチ, ジツ ひ, -び, -か
ichi hito(tsu) one
一
イチ ひと(つ)
koku kuni country
国
コク くに

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Kanji Onyomi Kunyomi Kanji Meaning
jin, nin hito person
人
ジン、 ニン ひと
nen toshi year, counter for years
年
ネン とし
dai, tai oo(kii) large, big
大
ダイ、 タイ おお(きい)
juu tou, to ten, 10
十
ジュウ とお、 と
ni, ji futa(tsu) two, 2
二
ニ、 ジ ふた(つ)
hon moto book, present, true, counter
本 for long cylindrical things
ホン もと
chuu naka, uchi, ata(ru) in, inside, middle, mean, center
中
チュウ なか、 うち、 あた(る)
chou naga(i), osa long, leader, superior, senior
長
チョウ なが(い)、 おさ
shutsu, sui de(ru), da(su), i(deru) exit, leave, go out
出
シュツ、 スイ で(る)、 だ(す)、 い(でる)
san mi(tsu) three, 3
三
サン み(つ)
ji toki, doki time, hour
時
ジ とき、 -どき
kou, gyou, an i(ku), yu(ku), okona(u) going, journey, carry out, line,
行 row
コウ、 ギョ い(く)、 ゆ(く)、 おこな(う)
ウ、 アン
ken mi(ru), mi(seru) see, hopes, chances, idea,
見 opinion, look at, visible
ケン み(る)、 み(せる)
getsu, gatsu tsuki month, moon
月
ゲツ、 ガツ つき
bun, fun, bu wa(keru) part, minute of time,
分 understand
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Kanji Onyomi Kunyomi Kanji Meaning

ブン、 フン、 わ(ける)

ブ
go, kou nochi, ushi(ro), ato behind, back, later
後
ゴ、 コウ のち、 うし(ろ)、 あと
zen mae in front, before
前
ゼン まえ
sei, shou i(kiru), u(mu), o(u), ha(eru), life, genuine, birth
生 nama
セイ、 ショウ
い(きる)、 う(む)、 お(う)、
は(える)、 なま
go itsu(tsu) five, 5
五
ゴ いつ(つ)
kan, ken aida, ma, ai interval, space
間
カン、 ケン あいだ、 ま、 あい
jou, shou, ue, uwa, kami, a(geru), above, up
上 shan nobo(ru), tatematsu(ru)

ジョウ、 ショ うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ(げ

ウ、 シャン る)、 のぼ(る)、 たてまつ(る)
tou higashi East
東
トウ ひがし
shi yo(tsu), yon four, 4
四
シ よ(つ)、 よん
kon, kin ima now; the present
今
コン、 キン いま
kin, kon, gon kane, kana, gane Gold
金
キン、 コン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
ゴン

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REFERENCES

A. Books

Minna no Nihongo (1998). 3A Corporation.

B. Website:

https://jlptsensei.com/jlpt-n5-kanji-list/

https://japanesetest4you.com/jlpt-n5-kanji-list/

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 Self- Check 1.1-3

WRITING : Write the following in Kanji.

_______________________ 1. Ichi

_______________________ 2. Kuni

_______________________ 3. Hito

_______________________ 4. Okii

_______________________ 5. Go

_______________________ 6. Gatsu

_______________________ 7. Ji

_______________________ 8. San

_______________________ 9. Ue

_______________________ 10 . mae

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 ANSWER KEY 1.1-3

1. 一
2. 国
3. 人
4. 大
5. 五
6. 月
7. 時
8. 三
9. 上
10. 前

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 MODULE CONTENT

UNIT OF COMPETENCY

Count and tell time in Nihongo

MODULE TITLE
Counting and telling time in Nihongo

MODULE DESCRIPTOR:
This module covers reading, counting numbers and telling time and date in
Nihongo.

NOMINAL DURATION:
10 Hours

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this module you MUST be able to:
1. Read and count numbers in Japanese based on standard Japanese
language.
2. Tell time and date in Nihongo based on standard Japanese language.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
1. Read numbers in Japanese based on standard Japanese language.
2. Count numbers in Japanese based on standard Japanese language.
3. Tell time in Nihongo based on standard Japanese language.
4. Tell date in Nihongo based on standard Japanese language.

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 LEARNING OUTCOME NO. 1
Read and Count numbers in Japanese

Assessment Criteria

1. Read numbers in Japanese based on standard Japanese language.

2. Count numbers in Japanese based on standard Japanese language.
Conditions

The participants will have access to:

1. Equipment

• P. computer peripherals
• VCD/DVD Player
• TV monitor
• LCD-projector or overhead projector
• Sound system
• White board 4’x8’
• Recorder
• Projector screen
• Student chair/Table per student
• Teacher’s table/chair
• Books/magazines rack and filing cabinets

2. Materials

• White board marker

• Diskettes/CDs
• Transparencies

Assessment Method:

1) Actual demonstration
2) Oral Interview
3) Direct observation
4) Written test

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Learning Outcome 2

Count and Tell time in Nihongo

Learning Activities Special Instructions

Read information sheet 2.1-1 If you believe you understood the
information sheet, answer self-check
2.1-1, if not read again.
Answer self-check 2.1-1 Compare answer with answer key 2.1-1,
if you get perfect score then proceed, if
not read again the information sheet and
do self-check again.

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 Information Sheet 2.1-1
Read and count numbers in Japanese based on standard Japanese language

Learning Objectives:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Read numbers in Japanese
2. Count from 1’s, hundreds, thousands, ten thousand and millions
Numbers in Nihongo

1-10

1 Ichi 6 Roku
2 Ni 7 Nana/ shichi
3 San 8 Hachi
4 Yon/ shi 9 Kyuu/ ku
5 Go 10 juu

11-19 – juu is added before each number Example: Juu ichi

11 Juu ichi 16 Juu roku

12 Juu ni 17 Juu nana
13 Juu san 18 Juu hachi
14 Juu yon 19 Juu kyuu
15 Juu go

20’s-90’s – number is added to juu then number

Example: 23 Ni juu san 67 roku juu nana
31 San juu ni 99 kyuu juu kyuu

20 Ni juu 60 Roku juu

30 San juu 70 Nana juu
40 Yon juu 80 Hachi juu
50 Go juu 90 Kyuu juu

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Hundreds - Number + hyaku + number + juu+ number
Example:
111 – hyaku juu ichi 223 – ni hyaku ni juu san
308 – sambyaku hachi 999 – kyuu hyaku kyuu juu kyuu

100 Hyaku 600 Roppyaku

200 Ni hyaku 700 Nana hyaku
300 Sambyaku 800 Happyaku
400 Yon hyaku 900 Kyuu hyaku
500 Go hyaku

Thousands - Number + sen + Number + hyaku + Number + juu+ Number

Example:
1,001 – sen ichi
7, 946 – nana zen kyuu hyaku yon juu roku
8, 921 – hassen kyuu hyaku ni juu ichi
9,999 – kyuu sen kyuu hyaku kyuu juu kyuu

1000 Sen 6000 Roku zen

2000 Ni sen 7000 Nana zen
3000 San zen 8000 Hassen
4000 Yon zen 9000 Kyuu sen
5000 Go zen

Ten Thousands - Number + man + Number + sen + Number + hyaku + Number + juu
+ Number (Note: Mention first digit followed by remaining numbers)
Example:
21,000 – ni man issen
63, 285 – roku man san zen ni hyaku hachi juu go
73, 298 – nana man san zen ni hyaku kyuu juu hachi
82, 167 – hachi man ni sen hyaku roku juu nana
99, 899 – kyuu man kyuu sen happyaku kyuu juu kyuu

10,000 Ichi man 60,000 Roku man

20,000 Ni man 70,000 Nana man
30,000 San man 80,000 Hachi man
40,000 Yon man 90,000 Kyuu man
50,000 Go man

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D
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Hundred Thousand
Number + juu+ number+ man + number + sen + number + hyaku + number + juu +
number
Note: Mention the first two digits followed by remaining numbers
Example:
21,000 – ni man issen
58 9, 228 – go juu hachi man kyuu sen ni hyaku ni juu hachi
678, 239 – roku juu nana man hassen ni hyaku san juu kyuu
999,999 – kyuu juu kyuu man kyuu sen kyuu hyaku kyuu juu kyuu

100,000 Juu man 600,000 Roku juu man

200,000 Ni juu man 700,000 Nana juu man
300,000 San juu man 800,000 Hachi juu man
400,000 Yon juu man 900,000 Kyuu juu man
500,000 Go juu man

Millions
Number + hyaku + number + juu + number + man + number + sen + number + hyaku
+ number + juu + number
Note: Mention the first three digits followed by succeeding numbers
Example:
6, 678, 120 – Roppyaku roku juu nana man hassen hyaku ni juu
7, 927,389 – nana hyaku kyuu juu ni man nana sen sambyaku hachi juu kyuu
8,290, 382 – happyaku ni juu kyuu man sambyaku hachi juu ni
9,999,999 – kyuu hyaku kyuu juu kyuu man kyuu sen kyuu hyaku kyuu juu kyuu

1,000,000 Hyaku man 6,000,000 Roppyaku man

2,000,000 Ni hyaku man 7,000,000 Nana hyaku man
3,000,000 Sambyaku man 8,000,000 Happyaku man
4,000,000 Yon hyaku man 9,000,000 Kyuu hyaku man
5,000,000 Go hyaku man

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Ten Million to Trillion

10,000,000 Issenman
100,000,000 ichioku
1 billion juoku
10 billion hyakuoku

100 billion issenoku

1 trillion (ichi+cho) iccho

10 trillion jucho

Mathematical Expressions

Reading English

tasu +
hiku -
kakeru x
waru divide
wa =
1 tasu 1 wa 2 1+1=2
3 kakeru 3 wa 9 3x3=9

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References:

• Website:

✓ https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/to-know/japanese-
language/counting-in-japanese

✓ https://cotoacademy.com/japanese_numbers/

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 Self-Check 2.1-1

Translate the following in Japanese

1. 8, 675
2. 368
3. 15, 854
4. 498, 459
5. 935, 705
6. 7, 901, 265
7. 4 X 4 = 16
8. 6 + 9 = 15
9. 18 – 16 = 2
10. 30/ 5 = 6
11. 9,456
12. 297,382
13. 12,389
14. 2,478
15. 7,657,389
16. 73
17. 894
18. 3,452,987
19. 324,987
20. 5,598

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