How to say 26 in Japanese?

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Number Romaji Kana Kanji Audio
26 ni juu roku にじゅうろく 二十六

Twenty six is にじゅうろく (ni juu roku) and the kanji is 二十六. In time, 26 minutes is にじゅうろっぷん, since six minutes uses ろっぷん. For people, use にじゅうろくにん, and for age say にじゅうろくさい. For items with 個, say 二十六個 (にじゅうろっこ) if you apply the same sound change, though にじゅうろくこ is also heard. In labels and queues, you will see 二十六番. Keep ろく clear, do not lengthen it, and connect it cleanly to じゅう. Follow the audio for the short sokuon in ろっぷん so your timing sounds natural.

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