A274177 Smallest number whose shortest possible name when spelled in Japanese in 'On' reading has exactly n mora.

2, 0, 11, 21, 31

Offset: 1

Author

Felix Fröhlich, Jun 12 2016

Keywords

• nonn
• word
• more

Comments

Smallest number k such that A261126(k) = n.

Examples

			2 (ni) has 1 mora.
0 (ze-ro, re-i) has 2 mora.
11 (ju-i-chi) has 3 mora.
21 (ni-ju-i-chi) has 4 mora.
31 (sa-n-ju-i-chi) has 5 mora.
		

Links

• B. Bullock, Convert western numbers to kanji.
• B. Bullock, What are the Japanese numbers from 1 to 100?.

Crossrefs

Cf. A080777, A261126.

Extensions

There were errors in the mora-count for numbers greater than 99, as explained in the comments in A261126. - N. J. A. Sloane, Jul 01 2016