ABSTRACT
The following exa mples will explain Japanese numeration and notation :-
nu m era t ion and notation , used especi a lly th e quotin g of tel ephone numbers, is
-t-t shiclriju·
[1'ei-] roppiaku-[rei-] hachi-, om ission ', to express zero, is a
11974 sidman-
~ i' V.Y~; :Ii. =f sallj iishimall' Kosel!-
'='132,040,608= [~] nih.iaku-[rei-]
(This op ti ona l use of rei, lit erally comparatively late fa shion).