8 docs tagged with "counters"

A Japanese counters list grouped by category: 50+ counters with kanji, readings, what they count, and JLPT estimates, plus links to each deep-dive.

Japanese counters (助数詞) explained: why the language needs measure words, the top 20 to memorize first, and where 一本 becomes いっぽん. Start counting here.

Japanese counter sound changes explained: why 一本 reads いっぽん, not いちほん. The euphonic rules for 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 across h-, k-, s-, and t-row counters.

Japanese numbers for beginners: the native and Sino-Japanese sets, the 万-block grouping for large numbers, reading zero, decimals, and counter forms.

The 人 (nin) counter counts people in Japanese, but 一人 is ひとり and 二人 is ふたり. Learn the 1 to 10 readings, why 四人 is よにん, and when formal 名 (めい) is used.

Count animals in Japanese with 匹 (small), 頭 (large), and 羽 (birds). Learn the size boundary, the irregular 一匹・三匹 readings, and why rabbits take 羽.

The 本 (hon) counter in Japanese counts long, thin objects: pens, bottles, trees. Learn its irregular readings and why calls and movies count too.

The 枚 (mai) counter in Japanese counts flat, thin objects: paper, tickets, cards, shirts, plates. The regular counter that never changes its reading.