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)
日
にち (nichi) Days (counting specific days)
月
つき (tsuki) Months (counting months of the year)
年
ねん (nen) Years (counting years)
通
つう (tsuu) Letters mail
部
ぶ (bu) Copies of something (e.g. books newspapers)
式
しき (shiki) Events ceremonies
秒
びょう (byou) Seconds (time)
分
ふん (fun) Minutes (time)
時間
じかん (jikan) Hours time
秒
びょう (byou) Seconds (counting seconds)
回
わ (wa) Instances of action turn (formal)
粒
つぶ (tsubu) Small round objects (e.g. grains of rice beads)
軒
けん (ken) Houses buildings (counter for structures)
館
かん (kan) Buildings large structures (e.g. museums theaters)
秒
びょう (byou) Time counter for seconds
通り
とおり (toori) Streets ways
足
あし (ashi) Feet leg units (counting parts)
口
くち (kuchi) Mouths (counting people or mouths to eat)
棚
たな (tana) Shelves
貫
かん (kan) Long and thin objects
継
けい (kei) Sequences or patterns
両
りょう (ryou) Pairs (e.g. shoes gloves)
線
せん (sen) Lines wires and threads
羽
わ (wa) Birds feathers (used for counting birds)
文
ぶん (bun) Sentences articles
組
くみ (kumi) Sets pairs (e.g. dishes)
番
ばん (ban) Number (e.g. a numbered turn or order)
台
だい (dai) Machines furniture or vehicles
役
やく (yaku) Roles parts (used for acting or roles in plays)
時間
じかん (jikan) Time (counting time in hours or parts of a day)