Daiji
Information on Daiji - alternative Kanji used for numbers
What is Daiji
In anime and comics, you may have seen unfamiliar Kanji letters used for numbers - "第壱話 [Episode 1]" for example.
These Kanji letters are called Daiji 大字 - formal numbers.
大字 is used in legal and financial documents to prevent manipulation (e.g. adding two horizontal bars to 一 [one] becomes 三 [tree]).
In anime, 大字 is used to give eccentric taste.
List of Daiji
| Daiji | Normal Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壱 | 一 | 1 |
| 弐 | ニ | 2 |
| 参 | 三 | 3 |
| 肆 | 四 | 4 |
| 伍 | 五 | 5 |
| 陸 | 六 | 6 |
| 漆 | 七 | 7 |
| 捌 | 八 | 8 |
| 玖 | 九 | 9 |
| 拾 | 十 | 10 |
| 佰 | 百 | 100 / hundred |
| 仟 | 千 | 1,000 / thousand |
| 萬 | 万 | 10,000 |
You should know that such Kanji letters are sometimes used and that would be good if you can read them. You don't have to be able to write them.
