Counting suffixes
This lesson is about counting. The best way to learn this is just to say the Japanese numbers over and over until you get used to them.
Japanese uses different counters for different kinds of objects and this is what makes it hard. Usualy you add something after the number - suffix. This is determined by the
shape and size of the object as well as other factors.
In the study section you san see some of the counting suffixes, from 1 to 10, the rest is the same.
Test mode
Study mode
Small circle objects
| 1 | ひとつ | | 2 | ふたつ | | 3 | みっつ | | 4 | よっつ | | 5 | いつつ | | 6 | むっつ | | 7 | ななつ | | 8 | やっつ | | 9 | ここのつ | | 10 | とお |
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Such as fruits and other.
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People
| 1 | ひとり | | 2 | ふたり | | 3 | さんにん | | 4 | よにん | | 5 | ごにん | | 6 | ろくにん | | 7 | しちにん | | 8 | はちにん | | 9 | きゅうにん | | 10 | じゅうにん |
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People.
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Repeating events
| 1 | いっかい | | 2 | にっかい | | 3 | さんかい | | 4 | よんかい | | 5 | ごかい | | 6 | ろっかい | | 7 | ななかい | | 8 | はっかい | | 9 | きゅうかい | | 10 | じゅっかい |
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Repeating events.
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Small & flat objects
| 1 | いちまい | | 2 | にまい | | 3 | さんまい | | 4 | よんまい | | 5 | ごまい | | 6 | ろくまい | | 7 | ななまい | | 8 | はちまい | | 9 | きゅうまい | | 10 | じゅうまい |
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Such as stamps, envelopes, and even packages.
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Machines
| 1 | いちだい | | 2 | にだい | | 3 | さんだい | | 4 | よんだい | | 5 | ごだい | | 6 | ろくだい | | 7 | ななだい | | 8 | はちだい | | 9 | きゅうだい | | 10 | じゅうだい |
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All kind of machines and devices.
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Minutes
| 1 | いっぷん | | 2 | にふん | | 3 | さんぷん | | 4 | よんぷん | | 5 | ごふん | | 6 | ろっぷん | | 7 | ななふん | | 8 | はっぷん | | 9 | きゅうふん | | 10 | じゅうぷん |
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Minutes.
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Books
| 1 | いっさつ | | 2 | にさつ | | 3 | さんさつ | | 4 | よんさつ | | 5 | ごさつ | | 6 | ろくさつ | | 7 | ななさつ | | 8 | はっさつ | | 9 | きゅうさつ | | 10 | じゅっさつ |
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All kind of books and magazines
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Full glasses
| 1 | いっぱい | | 2 | にはい | | 3 | さんばい | | 4 | よんはい | | 5 | ごはい | | 6 | ろっぱい | | 7 | ななはい | | 8 | はっぱい | | 9 | きゅうはい | | 10 | じゅうっぱい |
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Full glasses, spoons, etc.
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Pairs
| 1 | いっそく | | 2 | にそく | | 3 | さんぞく | | 4 | よんそく | | 5 | ごそく | | 6 | ろくそく | | 7 | ななそく | | 8 | はっそく | | 9 | きゅうそく | | 10 | じゅうっそく |
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Pairs of same objects.
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Small animals
| 1 | いっぴき | | 2 | にひき | | 3 | さんびき | | 4 | よんひき | | 5 | ごひき | | 6 | ろっひき | | 7 | ななひき | | 8 | はっぴき | | 9 | きゅうひき | | 10 | じゅうっぴき |
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Small animals and insects.
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Birds & Rabbits
| 1 | いちわ | | 2 | にわ | | 3 | さんば | | 4 | よんわ | | 5 | ごわ | | 6 | ろくわ | | 7 | ななわ | | 8 | はちわ | | 9 | きゅうわ | | 10 | じゅうっぱ |
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All kinds of birds and Rabbits!.
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Buildings
| 1 | いっけん | | 2 | にけん | | 3 | さんげん | | 4 | よんけん | | 5 | ごけん | | 6 | ろっけん | | 7 | ななけん | | 8 | はっけん | | 9 | きゅうけん | | 10 | じゅうっけん |
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Various buildins.
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Long objects
| 1 | いっぽん | | 2 | にほん | | 3 | さんぼん | | 4 | よんほん | | 5 | ごほん | | 6 | ろっぽん | | 7 | ななほん | | 8 | はっぽん | | 9 | きゅうほん | | 10 | じゅうっぽん |
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Long onbjetcs, such as pens, pencils, bottles, bananas, etc.
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Big animals
| 1 | いっとう | | 2 | にとう | | 3 | さんとう | | 4 | よんとう | | 5 | ごとう | | 6 | ろくとう | | 7 | ななとう | | 8 | はっとう | | 9 | きゅうとう | | 10 | じゅうっとう |
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All kind of big animals and kattle.
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Floors
| 1 | いっかい | | 2 | にっかい | | 3 | さんかい | | 4 | よんかい | | 5 | ごかい | | 6 | ろっかい | | 7 | ななかい | | 8 | はっかい | | 9 | きゅうかい | | 10 | じゅっかい |
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Counter for the floors of a building.
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