Counter types Flashcards
人
にん
To count of people
円
えん
To count money
本
ほん
ぽん
ぼん
To count long cylindrical objects
(e.g. bottles, chopsticks)
枚
まい
To count thin objects
(e.g. paper, shirts)
冊
さつ
To count bound objects
(e.g. books)
匹
ひき
To count small animals
歳
才
さい
To count the age of living creatures
個
こ
To count small (often) round objects
回
かい
To count the number of times
ヶ所
箇所
か.しょ
To count the number of locations
People
人
ひと
Money
円
えん
bottles
chopsticks
本
ほん
Books
冊
さつ
Small animals
匹
ひき
Age of living things
歳
才
さい
small round objects
個
こ
paper or shirts
枚
まい
度
ど
Counter for number of occurrences
部
ぶ
Counter for copies of newspapers, magazines
and other bundles of papers
双
そう
Counter for pairs
機
き
Counter for aircraft, machines
丁
ちょう
Counter for tools, scissors, saws
trousers, violins
着
ちゃく
Counter for suits of clothing,
arrivals in a competition