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挺・ちょう

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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.

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台・だい

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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.

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点・てん

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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.

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個・こ

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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

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匹・ひき

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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

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回・かい

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Counter for Occurrences

More: Yawn, Fart, Chance, Opportunity, Mail, Times, Revolution

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粒・りゅう

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Counter for Tiny Particles

More: Manila Clam, Adzuki Beans, Sweat, Umeboshi, Tears, Teardrop, Caviar, Medicine, Rice, Ruby, Raisin

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本・ほん

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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.

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束・そく

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Counter for Bundles
More: Asparagus, Rice Plant, Soba, Firewood, Seedling, Scallion, Shallot, Green Onion, Rope, Konbu, Noodles, Incense Stick

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筋・すじ

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Counter for Long straight objects
More: Sweat, Belt, Sash, Tears (crying kind), Rope, Beacon, Signal Fire, Cloud, Smoke Plume, Smoke, Arrow, Spear, Clear Stream

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滴・てき

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Counter for Drops of liquid

More: perfume, sweat

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件・けん

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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

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棟・とう

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Counter for Homes and buildings

More: Apartment Building, Apartment, House, Hermitage, Tenement, Warehouse, Factory

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軒・けん

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Counter for houses and buildings

More: Apartment Building, Apartment, House, Hermitage, Tenement, Warehouse, Factory

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具・ぐ

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Counter for armor, suits, and sets of furniture

More: Stirrup, Comb, Hakama, Chopsticks, String Of Beads, Helmet Armor

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組・くみ

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Set of items
More: Couple Of Lovers, Earring, Marriage Proposal, Gloves, Mittens, Playing Cards, Couples, Futon Beds, Stacked Food Boxes, Bedding, Suit

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足・そく

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Counter for Pairs
More: Stirrup, Japanese Sandals (zori), Japanese Socks (tabi), Gloves, Mittens, Shoes, Socks, Stockings, Wooden Clogs (geta), Slippers, Roller skate

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着・ちゃく

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Counter for suits of clothing

More: Raincoat, Clothes, Garment, Overcoat, Cloak, Kimono, Yukata, Suit, Business Suit

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枚・まい

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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

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歩・ほ

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Counter for steps, strides

More: walking

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冊・さつ

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Counter for books
More: Book Collection, Albums, Notebook, Memo Pad, Musical Score, Catalog, Notebook, Dictionary, Book, Publication, Documents

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22
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帖・じょう

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Counter for units of paper and seaweed

More: Album, Notebook, Seaweed, Japanese Writing Paper, Folding Screen

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戸・と

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Counter for houses

More: house, warehouse

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床・しょう

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Counter for beds

More: raft, bed

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25
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杯・はい

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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

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鉢・はち

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Counter for potted things

More: Flower Arrangement, Garden Shrubs, Cactus, Brazier, Bonsai

27
Q

局・きょく

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Counter for boards

More: go, chess, shogi

28
Q

番・ばん

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Counter for ordering and boards

More: Go (board game), Entertainment, Performance, Noh Theater, TV Program, Order, Rank, Shogi, Sumo

29
Q

体・たい

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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

30
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脚・きゃく

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Counter for chairs and seats

More: chair with legs, desk, table, wine glass

31
Q

株・かぶ

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Counter for small plants
More: Rice Plant, Garden Shrub, Persimmon, Seedling, Stock Certificate, Tree, Mushroom, Cabbage, Herb, Chinese Cabbage, Lettuce

32
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柱・はしら

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Counter for pillars

More: Buddhist mortuary tablet

33
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かせ

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Counter for reels

More: Thread

34
Q

卷・かん

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Counter for rolls
More: Thread, Movie, Film, Cloth, Cigar, Bandage, Hose, Scroll, Rolled Sheet, Dictionary, Book, Publication, Documents, Official Papers, Rope

35
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頭・とう

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Counter for Large animals

36
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基・き

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Counter for machines

More: Water Well, Fireplace, Hearth, Mill-stone, Mortar, Carving, Air Conditioner, Bank, Elevator, Chimney, Smokestack

37
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対・つい

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Counter for pairs

38
Q

玉・たま

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Counter for Balls

More: Soba, Branch Of A Sacred Tree, Udon, Persimmon, Fruit, Nut, Berry, Cabbage, Noodles, Watermelon, Lettuce

39
Q

羽・わ

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Counter for birds and rabbits

40
Q

曲・きょく

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Counter for music

More: song, music

41
Q

席・せき

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Counter for sitting occasions

More: Party, Banquet, Entertainment, Performance, Drinking Party

42
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腹・はら

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Counter for inside-the-belly-area things

More: sea urchin, salted salmon roe, walleye pollack roe

43
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壺・つぼ

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Counter for pots

More: sea urchin

44
Q

騎・き

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Counter for equestrians

More: horse, horse-riding

45
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作・さく

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Counter for works

More: movie, film

46
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折・おり

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Counter for bent things

More: Station Bento, Bento, Folded Paper Crane

47
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尾・び

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Counter for fish

More: fish, shrimp, prawn, crab

48
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掛・かけ

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Counter for hung things

More: stirrup, apron

49
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口・くち

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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

50
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団・だん

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Counter for groups

More: orchestra

51
Q

階・かい

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Counter for floors

52
Q

話・わ

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Counter for stories, episodes

53
Q

拍・はく

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Counter for nights of a stay

54
Q

年・ねん

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Counter for years

55
Q

月・がつ

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Counter for months

56
Q

才・さい

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Counter for years old

57
Q

俵・たわら

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Counter for bags of rice

58
Q

週・しゅう

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Counter for weeks

59
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荷・か

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Counter for cargo

More: bucket, cask, barrel

60
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発・はつ

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Counter for gunshots

More: wind, gas, fart, horse-riding, fist, bomb

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