Counters Flashcards
What is the suffix だい used for?
1 (Machinery/electronics)
なんだい
How many machines/electronics？
What is the suffix ほん used for?
Long, cylindrical things
How many long cylindrical things?
なんぼん
ひとつ
1 (general item)
ふたつ
2 (general items)
みっつ
3 (general items)
よっつ
4 (general items)
いつつ
5 (general items)
むっつ
6 (general items)
ななつ
7 (general items)
やっつ
8 (general items)
ここのつ
9 (general items)
とお
10 (general items)
いくつ
How many items?
What is the suffix つ used for?
General items
いっかい
1st floor
さんがい
3rd floor
ろっかい
6th floor
はちかい・はっかい
8th floor
What is the suffix かい used for?
Floors
What is the suffix にん used for?
People
What is the suffix つ目（め） used for?
Ordering (1st, 2nd, 3rd) general items
What is the suffix 本目（ほんめ） used for?
Ordering (1st, 2nd, 3rd) long, slender items
What is the suffix こ目（め） used for?
Ordering (1st, 2nd, 3rd) small/round items
What is the suffix はい目（め） used for?
Ordering (1st, 2nd, 3rd) containers of food/drinks
What is the suffix 泊 (はく) used for?
Counting nights
What is the suffix 日間 (かかん) used for?
Counting days
What is the suffix 週間 (しゅうかん) used for?
Counting weeks
いっぱく
One night
さんぱく
Three nights
ろっぱく
Six nights
じゅうぱく
10 nights
いちにち
One day
ふつかかん
Two days
みっかかん
Three days
よっかかん
Four days
いつかかん
Five days
むいかかん
Six days
なのかかん
Seven days
ようかかん
Eight days
ここのかかん
Nine days
とうかかん
10 days
なんぱく
How many nights?
なんにちかん
How many days?
いっしゅうかん
One week
はっしゅうかん
Eight weeks
なんしゅうかん
How many weeks?
どのぐちい
How long?
〜時間(じかん）
__ hours
よ時間
４hours
しち時間
７hours
く時間
９hours
なん時間？
How many hours?
〜か月間（げつかん）
__ months
いっか月間
１month
二か月
２months
さんか月
３months
よんか月間
４months
ろっか月間
６months
ななか月間
７months
はっか月間
８months
じゅっか月間
１０months
なんか月間？
How many months?
〜年間（ねんかん）
__ years
さん年間
３years
よ年間
４years
しち年間
７years
なん年間？
How many years？
What is the suffix かい used for?
Amounts of times
いっかい
One time
ろっかい
Six times
はっかい
Eight times
じゅっかい
Ten times
How do you say “I have watched it on Netflix three times”?
Netflixでさんかい見ました
How do you say how often you do something?
Period of time + に + number of times + activity
How would you say “I go to the gym three times a week”?
一週間（いっしゅうかん）にさんかいジムに行きます。
What is the counter suffix for flat objects?
〜まい
What objects are ~まい used for?
Stamps, paper, plates, shirts
What counters are used for books/magazines?
〜さつ
What are the exceptions for ~さつ counters?
いっさつ - 1
はっさつ - 8
じゅっさつ - 10
What are the exceptions for 本 counters?
いっぽん - 1
さんぼん - 3
ろっぽん - 6
はっぽん - 8
じゅっぽん - 10
