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The Dojo-Kun terms are to be used both in and out of the karate class and are the rules of Shotokan Karate
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Japanese Counting 1–20
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
| ————– | ——– | ———————————– |
| 1 – One 一 Ichi (itch-ee)
| 2 – Two 二 Ni (nee)
| 3 – Three 三 San (sahn)
| 4 – Four 四 Shi / shee
| 5 – Five 五 Go (goh)
| 6 – Six 六 Roku (roh-koo)
| 7 – Seven 七 Shichi shee-chee
| 8 – Eight 八 Hachi (hah-chee)
| 9 – Nine 九 Ku / Kyū (koo / kyoo)
| 10 – Ten 十 Jū (joo)
| 11 – Eleven 十一 Jū-ichi
| 12 – Twelve 十二 Jū-ni
| 13 – Thirteen 十三 Jū-san
| 14 – Fourteen 十四 Jū-yon
| 15 – Fifteen 十五 Jū-go
| 16 – Sixteen 十六 Jū-roku
| 17 – Seventeen 十七 Jū-nana
| 18 – Eighteen 十八 Jū-hachi
| 19 – Nineteen 十九 Jū-kyū
| 20 – Twenty 二十 Ni-jū
A karate tip: In the dojo, students commonly count Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go, Roku, Shichi, Hachi, Kyū, Jū for the first ten. The alternative pronunciations for four, seven and nine are also used in everyday Japanese.
For your students: Practise counting aloud together, performing one punch or technique for each number. Start slowly, then gradually increase the speed!