it's alright, counting is way easier than memorising characters. i'll try and give you techniques to make it easier to memorise !!
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0. zeroh [ zero ] 零
1. ichi [ itchy ] 一
2. nii [ knee ] 二
3. san [ sun ] 三
4. yon/shi [yawn ] 四
5. goh [ go ] 五
6. rocku [ rock n' roll ] 六
7. nana/shichi [ banana^^ ] 七
8. hachi [ achoo ! ] 八
9. kyuu [ queue ] 九
10. juu [dew ] 十
11. juuichi 十一
12. juunii 十二
13. juusan 十三
14. juuyon 十四
15. juugoh 十五
16. juurocku 十六
17. juunana 十七
18. juuhachi 十八
19. juukyuu 十九
20. niijuu 二十
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the key to perfect counting is to practice as much as possible until you're fluent in counting to 20 ! then you can start on learning more [ little by little !! ]

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Randomreasons why I made this book// ▷ i'm learning Japanese in school ▷ i like the feeling of helping other ppl ^^ ▷ it's nice knowing another language ▷ eavesdrop in Japanese conversations hehe ▷ you can actually understand japanese in the future