Counters

Here is a chart of the counters you learned in Modules 1 through 5. Click on the links to review each individual counter. Remember that you cannot simply add any counter to any number! For example, one flat thing is ichimai, but one cylindrical thing is ippon. The pronunciation of the numbers and sometimes the counter itself changes. Usually the words are written with kanji, as in 一台 (ichidai = one vehicle), but you will also see the Arabic numerals as in１台.

Here are some more counters from other modules:

Counting Hours, Minutes, Seconds

Counting Days, Weeks, Months, Years

Module 6
number # in a series 番 (いちばん、にばん、さんばん...)
number of times 回 (いっかい、にかい、さんかい...)

Module 7
small animals 匹 (いっぴき、にひき、さんびき、よんひき...)
birds and rabbits 羽 (いちわ、にわ、さんわ、よんわ...)
large animals "head" 頭 (いっとう、にとう、さんとう、よんとう...)

Module 10
ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) 第 (だいいち、だいに、だいさん...)

Module 16
counting stopover nights: 泊 (いっぱく、にはく、さんぱく...)

Extra:
1. Counting vehicles: dai 台 (いちだい、にだい、さんだい、よんだい...)

2. Chopsticks: zen 膳 (いちぜん、にぜん、さんぜん...)

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