Japanese and Mandarin Numbers Practice Tool
Build numbers, times, dates, and prices from kanji or hanzi tiles until large numbers and irregular readings feel natural in both languages.
About the author
Luke McLaughlin created Constructing Language after living in Japan and later learning Mandarin Chinese from scratch. The lessons, games, and guides are built from that first-hand learner experience and checked against native-speaker course work with Hiro for Japanese and Xiang for Mandarin Chinese.
- Lived in Japan and studied Japanese through immersion and structured self-study.
- Learned Mandarin Chinese from scratch as an adult learner.
- Created the Construction Method: audio-first sentence building, grammar graphics, and active recall.
- Built Japanese course material with Hiro and Mandarin course material with Xiang, both native-speaker collaborators.
What the tool trains
Numbers are the most frequent vocabulary in real life. The tool trains learners to assemble and read them the way Japanese and Chinese actually structure them, including the 10,000-based grouping.
How to use it
Pick a language, build each value from tiles, listen to the answer, and read the note whenever a reading fuses or changes.