English–Japanese
“dozen” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajidāsu
Example
卵を一ダース買います。tamago o ichi dā su ka i ma su
I buy a dozen eggs.
How to say “dozen” in Japanese
“Dozen” in Japanese is ダース (dāsu).
A dozen treats twelve items as one complete group rather than as separate items.
Example sentences with ダース
この店では卵をダース単位で販売しています。ko no mise de wa tamago o dā su tan i de han bai shi te i ma su
This store sells eggs by the dozen.
Tips for using ダース
- English speakers often use dozen in fixed phrases such as a dozen eggs, while baker's dozen means thirteen.