Isn't inherited from chinese system? yi1 1 shi2 10 bai3 100 qian1 1000 wan4 1.0000 shi2wan4 10.0000 (10 * 1.0000) bai3wan4 100.0000 (100 * 1.0000) BUG! LinPUC wrote:
In Japanese, numbers are separated every 4 digits, instead of the traditional 3.18.000 -> 1.8000 This translates to (hepburn) iti man haku sen iti = 1 man = 1.0000 (10.000) haku = 8 sen = 1000 (1.000) 1 * 1.0000 + 8 * 1000 -- BUG! -- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp