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one million; 1,000,000
the number 1,000,000, written as 百万 (100 × 10,000) in the Japanese numbering system
百万 is one million (1,000,000). In the Japanese number system, it is expressed as 百 (100) × 万 (10,000).
Japanese number system
Japanese groups numbers in units of 10,000 (万), not 1,000 as in English:
- 十万: 100,000 (ten ten-thousands)
- 百万: 1,000,000 (hundred ten-thousands)
- 千万: 10,000,000
- 一億: 100,000,000 (next major unit)
Common expressions
Learner tip
Converting between English and Japanese number groupings is a common source of confusion. Practice thinking in units of 万 rather than translating from thousands.