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  2. Japanese numerals - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese numerals are the number names used in Japanese. In writing, they are the same as the Chinese numerals, and large numbers follow the Chinese style of grouping by 10,000. Two pronunciations are used: the Sino-Japanese (on'yomi) readings of the Chinese characters and the Japanese yamato kotoba (native words, kun'yomi readings).

  3. 10,000 - Wikipedia

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    10,000 is the number of Muhammad 's soldiers during the conquest of Mecca. In language , the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese phrase live for ten thousand years was used to bless emperors in East Asia. Μύριοι is an Ancient Greek name for 10.000 taken into the modern European languages as 'myriad' (see above).

  4. Myriad - Wikipedia

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    Myriad. Myriad (from Ancient Greek μυριάς, myrias) is technically the number 10,000 (ten thousand); in that sense, the term is used in English almost exclusively for literal translations from Greek, Latin or Sinospheric languages ( Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese ), or when talking about ancient Greek numerals .

  5. Japanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Japanese units of measurement or the shakkanhō ( 尺貫法) is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Japanese archipelago. It is largely based on the Chinese system, which spread to Japan and the rest of the Sinosphere in antiquity. It has remained mostly unaltered since the adoption of the measures of the ...

  6. Miyako-jima - Wikipedia

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    Miyako Island (宮古島, Miyako-jima, Miyako: Myaaku (ミャーク); Okinawan: Naaku (ナーク)) is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Miyako Island is administered as part of the City of Miyakojima, which includes not only Miyako Island, but also five other populated islands. [2]

  7. Japanese language - Wikipedia

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    History Further information: Japanese writing system § History of the Japanese script Prehistory Proto-Japonic, the common ancestor of the Japanese and Ryukyuan languages, is thought to have been brought to Japan by settlers coming from the Korean peninsula sometime in the early- to mid-4th century BC (the Yayoi period), replacing the languages of the original Jōmon inhabitants, including ...

  8. Ashiya, Hyōgo - Wikipedia

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    Ashiya (芦屋市, Ashiya-shi) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 95,485 in 45,562 households and a population density of 5,200 persons per km 2. [2] The total area of the city is 53.44 square kilometres (20.63 sq mi). It has a reputation as a high-end residential area.

  9. Miyakojima, Okinawa - Wikipedia

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    Miyakojima (宮古島市, Miyakojima-shi, Miyako: Myaaku, Okinawan: Naaku) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, located on the Miyako Islands. As of 2012, it had a population of 54,908. The current mayor is Kazuyuki Zakimi, who took office on January 25, 2021.