4
Four in Japanese has three different ways of the pronunciation.
| Pronunciation | Note |
|---|---|
| shi（し） | – April（しがつ、shigatsu） – when you count 1 to 10 |
| yo（よ） | – 4 o’clock（よじ、yoji） – 4th year at school（よねんせい、yonensei） |
| yon（よん） | – when you count 10 to 1 (backwards) – when you read numbers one by one (phone number for example) |
7
Seven in Japanese has two different ways of the pronunciation. They are interchangeable most of the time.
| Pronunciation | Note |
|---|---|
| nana（なな） | – when you count 10 to 1 (backwards) |
| shichi（しち） |
9
Nine in Japanese has two different ways of the pronunciation, although ‘kyuu（きゅう）’ is used most of the time.
| Pronunciation | Note |
|---|---|
| kyuu（きゅう） | |
| ku（く） | – September（くがつ、kugatsu） |