Counters
Counting things, people and animals with the right counter.
Vocabulary list
General counter (〜つ)
- ひとつ一つhitotsu1 thing
- ふたつ二つfutatsu2 things
- みっつ三つmittsu3 things
- よっつ四つyottsu4 things
- いつつ五つitsutsu5 things
People (〜にん)
- ひとり一人hitori1 personIrregular
- ふたり二人futari2 peopleIrregular
- さんにん三人sannin3 people
Long, flat things & small animals
- いっぽん一本ippon1 long object (pencil, bottle)
- さんぼん三本sanbon3 long objects
- いちまい一枚ichimai1 flat object (paper, shirt)
- いっぴき一匹ippiki1 small animal (cat, fish)
- さんびき三匹sanbiki3 small animals
- いっこ一個ikko1 small object