# Forty-two? **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [April 19, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584 "2018-04-19T19:39:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baggykiin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/baggykiin/32/304230_2.png) [@Baggykiin](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Baggykiin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/21 "2018-04-22T02:47:47Z")
To add on to what has already been said, it’s not uncommon to see arabic numerals being combined with kanji numbers either. A few recent examples: - 米国高校生１５万人デモ コロンバイン乱射１９年 - [米国：高校生１５万人デモ　コロンバイン乱射１９年 | 毎日新聞](https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180422/k00/00m/030/063000c) - 《福島第一原発はいま》年間700億円かけても、終わりが見えない「事故処理」- [《福島第一原発はいま》年間700億円かけても、終わりが見えない「事故処理」 | 週刊女性PRIME](http://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/12155) - 働く女性の４人に１人が年収２００万円以下…その枠内で楽しむ生活スタイルとは - [働く女性の４人に１人が年収２００万円以下…その枠内で楽しむ生活スタイルとは/ライフ/社会総合/デイリースポーツ online](https://www.daily.co.jp/society/life/2018/04/20/0011178910.shtml) - 退職金の使い道で後悔！2200万円を4年で使い果たす - [https://news.allabout.co.jp/articles/c/472728/](https://news.allabout.co.jp/articles/c/472728/) I presume this is done because it’s easier to read at a glance than a number with a bunch of zeroes behind it, similar to how you would probably spell out “70 billion yen” rather than “70 000 000 000 yen” in English. ---
**Author:** ![Frosty-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/frosty-chan/32/278695_2.png) [@Frosty-chan](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Frosty-chan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/22 "2018-04-22T03:31:58Z")
Ah makes a lot of sense.Thank yall for the info I don’t think I was clear on what I originally meant, but I already made myself sound silly 😅 Im still at at a early level with learning Japanese and wanikani is so far the only place ive seen the kanji numbers really shown.Some the resources at least the ones I have seen only have taught numbers with hiragana and no mention of the kanji related, but I guess the number kanji are the easier ones to learn. Yall are helpful though explaining it and giving some examples. ---
**Author:** ![creativefeather](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/creativefeather/32/169280_2.png) [@creativefeather](https://community.wanikani.com/u/creativefeather)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/23 "2018-04-22T04:50:35Z")
I suddenly see the connection with a comment Koichi made to someone who was at lvl 42 for around a month ago. > [@acm2010](#): > > 42 is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything . Unfortunately no one knows how to interpret that answer. Has anyone tried answering all wanikani reviews with 42? Some days I just need an ultimate answer to fall back. ---
**Author:** ![Slykvein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/slykvein/32/172192_2.png) [@Slykvein](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Slykvein)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/24 "2018-04-22T05:34:50Z")
" To enter" and " enter " are not exact equivalents ---
**Author:** ![HotWeather](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/hotweather/32/353843_2.png) [@HotWeather](https://community.wanikani.com/u/HotWeather)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/25 "2018-04-22T12:44:36Z")
Why are you mention numbers as Arabic numbers? They are not Arabic afaik ? ---
**Author:** ![Leebo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/leebo/32/439476_2.png) [@Leebo](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Leebo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/26 "2018-04-22T12:45:43Z")
> [@bilgetd](#): > > Why are you mention numbers as Arabic numbers? They are not Arabic afaik ? That’s what they’re called…? In English anyway. > **[Arabic numerals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals)** > > The ten Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are the most commonly used symbols for writing numbers. The term often also implies a positional notation using the numerals, as well as the use of a decimal base, in particular when contrasted with other systems such as Roman numerals. However, the symbols are also used to write numbers in other bases such as octal, as well as for writing non-numerical information such as trademarks or license plates identifiers. > They are also called We... I’ve never heard someone say Hindu-Arabic numerals, though that’s probably more true to the history. ---
**Author:** ![HotWeather](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/hotweather/32/353843_2.png) [@HotWeather](https://community.wanikani.com/u/HotWeather)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/27 "2018-04-22T12:53:44Z")
Ok, でも。leebo-sann ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/forty-two/30584/28 "2019-04-22T12:53:46Z")
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