Counters Flashcards
挺・ちょう
Counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws.
More: Electric Iron, Axe, Palanquin, Sickle, Razor, Woodworking Plane, Abacus, Guitars, Pistol/Handgun, Shamisen, Ink, Saw, Chisel, Violin, Scissors, Ice Axe, Kitchen Knife, Carving Knife, Portable Shrine, File, Rifle, Wrench, Cello, Nail Clippers, Gun, Candle.
台・だい
Counter for machines and vehicles
More: Electric Iron, Accordion, Air Conditioner, Motorcycle, Cage, Music Box, Car Navigation System, Wig, Camera, Vacuum Cleaner, Abacus, Push Car, Typhoon, Hurricane, Festival Float, Cello, Table, Television, Telephone, Lighthouse, Keyboard, Machine, Balloon, Blimp, Stepladder, Steps, Car, Vehicle, Cake, Kotatsu Table, Small Chair, Tricycle, Charcoal Brazier, Railroad Cars, Bicycle, Water Wheel, Rice Cooker, Heater, Stretcher, Sprinkler, Playground Slide, Washing Machine, Electric Fan, Scales (for weight), Piano, Airship, Windmill, Bed, Motor, Food Cart, Radio, Lift, Roulette, Radar, Potter’s Wheel, Robot.
点・てん
Counter for goods or items
More: Accessory, Carving, Alcohol Vase, Picture, Drawing, Horse Picture, Raindrops, Drops Of Water, Curtain, Pottery, Earthenware, Portrait, Cloth, Article, Book, Stuffed Animal, Stuffed Object, Lacquer Ware, Ring.
個・こ
Counter for Articles
More: Accessory, Manila Clam, Head, Legless Chair, Earring, Rock, Umeboshi, Station Bento, Bucket, Cage, Music Box, Shellfish, Shell, Hand Warmer, Persimmon, Oyster, Fruit, Nut, Berry, Wig, Bell, Drum, Typhoon, Hurricane, Rice Bowl, Alcohol Vase, Teacup, Battery, Whetstone, Pottery, Donburi, Nut (and bolt), Doll, Puppet
匹・ひき
Counter for Small animals, 2-han size cloth rolls
More: Devil, Cuttlefish, Squid, Dog, Rabbit, Cow, Eel, Sea Urchin, Horse, Prawn, Shrimp, Lobster, Trophy, Wolf, Mosquito, Shellfish, Silkworm, Frog, Oyster, Snail, Crab, Tortoise, Turtle, Octopus, Animal, Dragonfly, Sea Otter
回・かい
Counter for Occurrences
More: Yawn, Fart, Chance, Opportunity, Mail, Times, Revolution
粒・りゅう
Counter for Tiny Particles
More: Manila Clam, Adzuki Beans, Sweat, Umeboshi, Tears, Teardrop, Caviar, Medicine, Rice, Ruby, Raisin
本・ほん
Counter for Long Cylindrical Things
More: Asparagus, Soba, Dart, Firewood, Bamboo, Stilts, Cord, Sliding Doors, Shoji, Tree Branch, Thread, Dumpling, Water Well, Seal, Stamp, Injection, Fan, Eel, Horsetail, Nail Clippers, etc.
束・そく
Counter for Bundles
More: Asparagus, Rice Plant, Soba, Firewood, Seedling, Scallion, Shallot, Green Onion, Rope, Konbu, Noodles, Incense Stick
筋・すじ
Counter for Long straight objects
More: Sweat, Belt, Sash, Tears (crying kind), Rope, Beacon, Signal Fire, Cloud, Smoke Plume, Smoke, Arrow, Spear, Clear Stream
滴・てき
Counter for Drops of liquid
More: perfume, sweat
件・けん
Counter for matters, items and cases
More: Addressee’s name, Recipient’s name and address, Proposal, Suggestion, Marriage Proposal, Engagement, Legislative Bill, Agenda Item, Project, Plan, Complaint, Objection, Contract, Agreement, Mail, Financing, Loan
棟・とう
Counter for Homes and buildings
More: Apartment Building, Apartment, House, Hermitage, Tenement, Warehouse, Factory
軒・けん
Counter for houses and buildings
More: Apartment Building, Apartment, House, Hermitage, Tenement, Warehouse, Factory
具・ぐ
Counter for armor, suits, and sets of furniture
More: Stirrup, Comb, Hakama, Chopsticks, String Of Beads, Helmet Armor
組・くみ
Set of items
More: Couple Of Lovers, Earring, Marriage Proposal, Gloves, Mittens, Playing Cards, Couples, Futon Beds, Stacked Food Boxes, Bedding, Suit
足・そく
Counter for Pairs
More: Stirrup, Japanese Sandals (zori), Japanese Socks (tabi), Gloves, Mittens, Shoes, Socks, Stockings, Wooden Clogs (geta), Slippers, Roller skate
着・ちゃく
Counter for suits of clothing
More: Raincoat, Clothes, Garment, Overcoat, Cloak, Kimono, Yukata, Suit, Business Suit
枚・まい
Counter for Flat objects
More: Dust Cloth, Soba, Rice Field, Sliding Storm Shutter, Portrait of Deceased Person, Kite, Raft, Tatami Mat, Sheet Of Dried Sardines, Sliding Door Fittings, Tapestry, Clothes, Rock, Tea Cloth, Fan, Fish Scale, Picture, Painting, Drawing, T-Shirt, Apron
歩・ほ
Counter for steps, strides
More: walking
冊・さつ
Counter for books
More: Book Collection, Albums, Notebook, Memo Pad, Musical Score, Catalog, Notebook, Dictionary, Book, Publication, Documents
帖・じょう
Counter for units of paper and seaweed
More: Album, Notebook, Seaweed, Japanese Writing Paper, Folding Screen
戸・と
Counter for houses
More: house, warehouse
床・しょう
Counter for beds
More: raft, bed
杯・はい
Counter for cupfuls, ships, octopi, and squid
More: Zouni (new years mochi soup dish), Soba, Octopus, Squid, Flower Arrangement, Rice With Tea Poured On (chazuke), Donburi, Cocktail, Crab, Ship, Boat, When It’s Time To Drink, Whiskey Sour, Meal, Ramen
鉢・はち
Counter for potted things
More: Flower Arrangement, Garden Shrubs, Cactus, Brazier, Bonsai
局・きょく
Counter for boards
More: go, chess, shogi
番・ばん
Counter for ordering and boards
More: Go (board game), Entertainment, Performance, Noh Theater, TV Program, Order, Rank, Shogi, Sumo
体・たい
Counter for statues, bodies, and images
More: Statue, Large Statue Of Buddha (daibutsu), Ashes Of Deceased, Corpse, Carving, Horse Picture, Earthen Figure, Clay Figure, Doll, Puppet, Stuffed Toy, Plush Toy, Stuffed Animal, Haniwa, Buddhist Statue, Jizo Statue, Moai Statue, An Object In Which A Deity Resides, Stone Statue, Waxwork, Wax Model, Chromosome
脚・きゃく
Counter for chairs and seats
More: chair with legs, desk, table, wine glass
株・かぶ
Counter for small plants
More: Rice Plant, Garden Shrub, Persimmon, Seedling, Stock Certificate, Tree, Mushroom, Cabbage, Herb, Chinese Cabbage, Lettuce
柱・はしら
Counter for pillars
More: Buddhist mortuary tablet
かせ
Counter for reels
More: Thread
卷・かん
Counter for rolls
More: Thread, Movie, Film, Cloth, Cigar, Bandage, Hose, Scroll, Rolled Sheet, Dictionary, Book, Publication, Documents, Official Papers, Rope
頭・とう
Counter for Large animals
基・き
Counter for machines
More: Water Well, Fireplace, Hearth, Mill-stone, Mortar, Carving, Air Conditioner, Bank, Elevator, Chimney, Smokestack
対・つい
Counter for pairs
玉・たま
Counter for Balls
More: Soba, Branch Of A Sacred Tree, Udon, Persimmon, Fruit, Nut, Berry, Cabbage, Noodles, Watermelon, Lettuce
羽・わ
Counter for birds and rabbits
曲・きょく
Counter for music
More: song, music
席・せき
Counter for sitting occasions
More: Party, Banquet, Entertainment, Performance, Drinking Party
腹・はら
Counter for inside-the-belly-area things
More: sea urchin, salted salmon roe, walleye pollack roe
壺・つぼ
Counter for pots
More: sea urchin
騎・き
Counter for equestrians
More: horse, horse-riding
作・さく
Counter for works
More: movie, film
折・おり
Counter for bent things
More: Station Bento, Bento, Folded Paper Crane
尾・び
Counter for fish
More: fish, shrimp, prawn, crab
掛・かけ
Counter for hung things
More: stirrup, apron
口・くち
Counter for bank accounts, donations, things with openings
More: Teakettle, Alcohol Vase, Application, Sword, Bell, Razor, Contribution, Donation, Contract, Bank Account, Insurance, Financing, Loan, Japanese Soup Bowl
団・だん
Counter for groups
More: orchestra
階・かい
Counter for floors
話・わ
Counter for stories, episodes
拍・はく
Counter for nights of a stay
年・ねん
Counter for years
月・がつ
Counter for months
才・さい
Counter for years old
俵・たわら
Counter for bags of rice
週・しゅう
Counter for weeks
荷・か
Counter for cargo
More: bucket, cask, barrel
発・はつ
Counter for gunshots
More: wind, gas, fart, horse-riding, fist, bomb
