Counters

Question 1

counter for most things, not abstract things (without boundaries)

Answer 1

個
こ
ko

Question 2

counter for long objects, stick-shaped things

Answer 2

本
ほん
hon

Question 3

counter for flat things (paper, plates etc)

Answer 3

枚
まい
mai

Question 4

counter for small/medium-sized animals

Answer 4

匹
ひき
hiki

Question 5

counter for large animals

Answer 5

頭
とう
too

Question 6

counter for birds (and rabbits)

Answer 6

羽
わ
wa

Question 7

counter for books

Answer 7

冊
さつ
satsu

Question 8

counter for machines and furniture (large musical instruments, electronics, appliances)

Answer 8

台
だい
dai

Question 9

counter for countries

Answer 9

ヶ国
かこく
kakoku

Question 10

counter for places, spots, passages

Answer 10

箇所
かしょ
kasho

Question 11

counter for cans (aluminum cans; soda, beer, spray, bean cans etc)

Answer 11

缶
かん
kan

Question 12

counter for volume of books, dvds, cds (in a series)

Answer 12

巻
かん
kan

Question 13

counter for songs

Answer 13

曲
きょく
kyoku

Question 14

counter for slices of things (meat, fish, bread etc)

Answer 14

切れ
きれ
kire

1-2 = ひときれ、ふたきれ

Question 15

counter for “bites” or “sips” of a food/drink

Answer 15

口
くち
kuchi

Question 16

counter for groups, pairs (couples, pair of gloves etc)

Answer 16

組
くみ
kumi

1組 = ひとくみ
2組 = ふたくみ

Question 17

counter for ”matters, ”cases”, incidents, suggestions, murders, page views etc

Answer 17

件
けん
ken

Question 18

counter for houses, buildings, shops, households, recipients

Answer 18

軒
けん
ken

Question 19

counter for words

Answer 19

語
ご
go

Question 20

counter for schools

Answer 20

校
こう
koo

Question 21

counter for plates of food, dishes, food on a plate

Answer 21

皿
さら
sara

1-2 = ひとさら、ふたさら

Question 22

counter for games, matches

Answer 22

試合
しあい
shiai

Question 23

counter for dishes of food, items, products

Answer 23

品
ひん or しな
hin or shina

Shina: 1-2 = ひとしな、ふたしな

Question 24

counter for companies, shrines/temples

Answer 24

社
しゃ
sha

Question 25

counter for kinds, varieties, types of things

Answer 25

種類
しゅるい
shurui

Question 26

counter for colors

Answer 26

色
いろ or しょく
iro or shoku

shoku is the most common

Question 27

counter for seats, performances, parties

Answer 27

席
せき
seki

Question 28

counter for fights, games/matches, (video games/board games etc)

Answer 28

戦
せん
sen

Question 29

counter for pairs of shoes, socks, slippers etc

Answer 29

足
そく
soku

Question 30

counter for a bunch/bundle of: flowers, vegetables, newspapers, bills etc

Answer 30

束
たば
taba

1-2 = ひとたば、ふたたば