Numbers (3)           

In horizontal writing, it is more common to use Arabic numerals (1,2,3...),
whereas Chinese numerals are more common in vertical text.
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900 kyuu hyaku     kyuu: 9 hyaku: 100

1,000 sen

1,014 sen juu yon     sen: 1,000 juu: 10 yon: 4

1,579 sen go hyaku nana juu kyuu     sen: 1,000 go: 5 hyaku: 100 nana: 7 juu: 10 kyuu: 9

2,000 ni sen     ni: 2 sen: 1,000

2,050 ni sen go juu     ni: 2 sen: 1,000 go: 5 juu: 10

3,000 san zen     san: 3 zen: 1,000

4,000 yon sen     yon: 4 sen: 1,000

7,000 nana sen     nana: 7 sen: 1,000

8,000 hassen     ha: 8 sen: 1,000

9,876 kyuu sen happyaku nana juu roku     kyuu: 9 sen: 1,000 ha: 8 pyaku: 100 nana: 7 juu: 10 roku: 6

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