| 本(ほん) |
Long, cylindrical objects: trees, pens, etc. |
| 枚(まい) |
Flat, thin objects: paper, stamps, dishes, etc. |
| 個(こ) |
Broad category of small and compact objects |
| 杯(はい) | Liquid in cups, glasses, bowls, etc. |
| 冊(さつ) |
Bound objects: books, magazines, etc. |
| 台(だい) |
Vehicles, machines etc. |
| 階(かい) |
The floor of a building |
| 件(けん) | Houses, buildings |
| 足(そく) |
Pairs of footwear: sock, shoes, etc. |
| 通(つう) |
Letters |
| 時間(じかん) |
Hour, as in ニ時間(にじかん)(two hours) |
| 分(ふん) |
Minute, as in 五分(ごふん) (five minutes) |
| 秒(びょう) |
Second, as in 三十秒(さんじゅうびゅう) (thirty seconds) |
| 週間(しゅうかん) | Week, as in 三週間(さんじゅかん) (three weeks) |
| ヶ月(かげつ) |
Month, as in 二ヶ月(にかげつ)(two months) |
| 年間(ねんかん) |
Year, as in 十年間(じゅうねんかん)(ten years) |
| 日(にち) | Days of month, as in 八日(ようか )(the eighth day) |
| 泊(はく) |
Nights of a stay as in 一泊(いっぱく) |
| 匹(ひき) | Insects, fish, small animals: cats, dogs, etc. |
| 頭(とう) |
Large animals: horses, bears, etc. |
| 羽(わ) |
Birds |
| 番(ばん) |
Ordinal numbers, as in 一番(いちばん)(first place, number one) |
| 等(とう) | Class, grade, as in 三等(さんとう)(third place) |
| 歳・才(さい) |
Age, as in 五歳(ごさい) (five years old) |
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| Frequency (1
time, 2 times,etc.) |
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| 回(かい) |
度
(ど) |
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| Times |
Times |
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| 1 | いっかい | い
ちど |
| 2 | にかい | に
ど |
| 3 | さんか い | さ
んど |
| 4 | よんか い | よ
んど |
| 5 | ごかい | ご
ど |
| 6 | ろっかい | ろ
くど |
| 7 | ななか い(しちかい) | し
ちど(ななど) |
| 8 | はっかい | は
ちど |
| 9 | きゅう かい | きゅ
うど |
| 10 | じゅっかい | じゅ
うど |
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| 人(にん) |
名(めい) |
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| 1 | ひとり |
いちめい |
| 2 | ふたり | にめい |
| 3 | さんに ん | さんめい |
| 4 | よにん | よんめい |
| 5 | ごにん | ごめい |
| 6 | ろくに ん | ろくめい |
| 7 | しちに ん(ななねん) | しちめい(ななめい) |
| 8 | はちに ん | はちめい |
| 9 | きゅう にん | きゅうめい |
| 10 | じゅう にん | じゅうめい |
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| Examples of native Japanese number usage. |
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| 箱を二つ買いました。 はこ を ふたつ かいました。 |
I bought two boxes. |
| 問題が一つあります。 もんだい が ひとつ あります。 |
There is one problem. |