Meaning

Primary

Forty

Word Type

numeral

Explanation

What do you get when you have four tens? You get forty.

Reading

よんじゅう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. The only exception to this is , which uses the kun'yomi reading, since the on'yomi reading sounds too much like the word for "death." Luckily you know these reading already, so there's nothing new to learn!

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 四十才

    forty years old

    四十人

    forty people

    四十台

    forty vehicles, forty machines

Context Sentences

四十才になった日、ニューヨークにいました。

I was in New York on the day I turned forty.

このテーブルクロス、四十センチに切って下さい。

Cut this tablecloth to 40 cm, please.

人生で四十台ものスマホをかってきた。

I've had forty smartphones in my life.

Kanji Composition