How to Read 2019

Jul 7, 2019 13:24
How to Read 2019

This year is 2019 A.D.

In Japan, the most common reading of 9 is 'kyū'.

On the other hand, when 9 is used with counter suffixes such as 'nen' (年 - "year"), 'getsu/gatsu' (月 - "month"), or 'ji' (時 - "o'clock"), it is usually read as 'ku' instead of 'kyū'.

In fact, the oldest Japanese broadcasting station defined the reading of '2019 nen' (2019年 - "the year 2019") as 'nisen jūku nen'.
(Note that the reading 'nisen jūkyū nen' is not completely wrong.)

However, '1999 nen' (1999年 - "the year 1999") is read as 'sen kyūhyaku kyūjū kyū nen' to fix the rhythm of the words.
2019年の読み方

今は、西暦2019年です。

「9」という数字の読み方で、最も一般的なものは「キュウ」です。

一方、「年」や「月」、「時」などの助数詞を付ける場合は、「ク」と読むことが多いです。

実際、日本で最も歴史のある放送局では、「2019年」を「ニセンジュウクネン」と読むと定めています。
(「ニセンジュウキュウネン」の読みが間違っているというわけではありません。)

しかし、「1999年」は語調を考えて「センキュウヒャクキュウジュウキュウネン」と読みます。
No. 1 -Anna安那Анна-'s correction
  • How to Read 2019
  • How to Read "2019" in Japanese
  • This year is 2019 A.
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  • In Japan, the most common reading of 9 is 'kyū'.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • On the other hand, when 9 is used with counter suffixes such as 'nen' (年 - "year"), 'getsu/gatsu' (月 - "month"), or 'ji' (時 - "o'clock"), it is usually read as 'ku' instead of 'kyū'.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • In fact, the oldest Japanese broadcasting station defined the reading of '2019 nen' (2019年 - "the year 2019") as 'nisen jūku nen'.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • (Note that the reading 'nisen jūkyū nen' is not completely wrong.)
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • However, '1999 nen' (1999年 - "the year 1999") is read as 'sen kyūhyaku kyūjū kyū nen' to fix the rhythm of the words.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
That's really interesting, thanks for sharing.
No. 2 Yalmar's correction
  • This year is 2019 A.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • D.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • In Japan, the most common reading of 9 is 'kyū'.
  • In Japan, the most common reading of "9" is 'kyū'.
     It doesn't matter too much :)
  • On the other hand, when 9 is used with counter suffixes such as 'nen' (年 - "year"), 'getsu/gatsu' (月 - "month"), or 'ji' (時 - "o'clock"), it is usually read as 'ku' instead of 'kyū'.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • In fact, the oldest Japanese broadcasting station defined the reading of '2019 nen' (2019年 - "the year 2019") as 'nisen jūku nen'.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • (Note that the reading 'nisen jūkyū nen' is not completely wrong.)
  • (Note that the reading 'nisen jūkyū nen' is not completely wrong.)
     Also: Please notice that ...
  • However, '1999 nen' (1999年 - "the year 1999") is read as 'sen kyūhyaku kyūjū kyū nen' to fix the rhythm of the words.
  • However, '1999 nen' (1999年 - "the year 1999") is read as 'sen kyūhyaku kyūjū kyū nen' to fix the rhythm of the words / because phonetically it sounds better.
     Do you mean, instead of 'sen kyūhyaku kyūjū ku nen' ?
Toru
Thank you for the correction!
> Do you mean, instead of 'sen kyūhyaku kyūjū ku nen' ?
Yes, according to the law of reading numbers, 99 is read as 'kyūjū ku', but it is usually read as 'kyū-jū kyū' instead of 'kyūju ku'.
Yalmar
Oh, I see. Thank you :)
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