Chinese numerals - Kansuushi

Japanese: 漢数詞 - かんすうし
Chinese numerals - Kansuushi

...see table) and the use of Persian (and Arabic) numerals in Hindustani, and the numerals in Chamorro, Micronesia, are examples of words that are in danger of being forgotten because they are borrowed from Spanish. [Toru Mineya]
[Numerical words in Japanese]
In modern Japanese, native Japanese words and Chinese numerals (Chinese numerals) coexist to express the concept of numbers from 1 to 10. For numbers above that, Chinese numerals are the norm, but for the numbers four and seven, due to problems with the pronunciation of Chinese numerals (the taboo that shi is related to death and the difficulty in distinguishing between shi and shichi), native Japanese numerals yo (yon) and nana are often used instead while reciting Chinese numerals.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Chinese numerals" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…表参照)やヒンドゥスターニー語におけるペルシア語(およびアラビア語)の数詞の併用などにみられ,ミクロネシアのチャモロ語の数詞などはスペイン語からの借用語のため忘れ去られようとしている例である。【三根谷 徹】
[日本語における数詞]
 現代の日本語では,数観念を表すのに,1~10までは固有の日本語系の語と漢語系のもの(漢数詞)とが共存する。それ以上では漢語系が主であるが,四と七については漢語系の発音上の不都合(シが〈死〉に通ずるとする禁忌やシとシチとの聞き分けにくさ)から,漢語系の唱えの間に固有系のヨ(ヨン)とナナとを代用することが多くなっている。…

※「漢数詞」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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