How to say "twelve" in Japanese

• 十二じゅうにCommon
  numeralThe common numeral for the number twelve. Use it wherever English would say 'twelve' — counting, telling the time, giving a quantity — since this is the word you want in ordinary contexts.
• トゥエルブ
  nounA direct katakana rendering of the English word 'twelve', less common than the ordinary numeral. It is seldom what you want for the number itself; use 十二 instead.

Use 十二 for the number twelve in ordinary contexts — counting, times, quantities; 「トゥエルブ」 is simply the English word rendered in katakana and is seldom the word you need for the number itself.

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• 十二じゅうにtwelve
• トゥエルブtwelve