COUNTERS Flashcards
人
にん (nin) People
個
こ (ko) Small objects (e.g. apples candies)
冊
さつ (satsu) Books volumes
枚
まい (mai) Flat objects (e.g. paper plates clothes)
本
ほん (hon) Long objects (e.g. pencils bottles trees)
匹
ひき (hiki) Small animals (e.g. cats dogs insects)
頭
とう (tou) Large animals (e.g. cows horses)
台
だい (dai) Machinery vehicles large equipment
回
かい (kai) Times occurrences (e.g. actions events)
階
かい (kai) Floors of a building
件
けん (ken) Cases incidents matters
歳
さい (sai) Age (years old)
人
にん (nin) People (when counting individuals)
組
くみ (kumi) Groups sets (e.g. a group of students)
足
あし (ashi) Legs feet (counting pairs)
つ
つ (tsu) General counter for things
組
くみ (kumi) Groups pairs (e.g. shoes)
杯
はい (hai) Cups glasses of liquid
分
ぶん (bun) Portions minutes (time)