People (人)
The counter 人 is used to count people. It includes several irregular readings, especially for 1人, 2人, and other low numbers.
一
いち · ichi
一人
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一人 is read ひとり, not いちにん, due to an irregular counter reading for the number one with the people counter 人.
二
に · ni
二人
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二人 is read ふたり, not ににん, due to an irregular counter reading for people.
三
さん · san
三人
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三人 is read さんにん, following the regular counter pattern for people.
四
よん · yon
四人
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四人 is read よにん, not よんにん, due to an irregular counter reading for people.
五
ご · go
五人
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五人 is read ごにん, which follows the regular pattern for the counter 人 (にん) with the number 五 (ご).
六
ろく · roku
六人
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六人 is read ろくにん, which follows the regular pattern for the counter 人 (にん) with the number 六 (ろく).
七
なな · nana
七人
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七人 is read しちにん, not ななにん, due to an irregular counter reading for the number 七 when used with the counter 人 (にん).
八
はち · hachi
八人
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八人 is read はちにん, which is a regular reading for the counter 人 (にん).
九
きゅう · kyū
九人
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九人 is read きゅうにん, which is a regular reading for the counter 人 (にん).
十
じゅう · jū
十人
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十人 is read じゅうにん, which is a regular reading for the counter 人 (にん).
十一
じゅういち · jūichi
十一人
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十一人 is read じゅういちにん, combining the regular number reading with the counter 人 (にん). There are no irregular changes for this number with the people counter.
二十
にじゅう · nijū
二十人
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二十人 is read にじゅうにん, combining the regular number reading にじゅう with the counter 人 (にん). There are no irregular changes for this value.