Japanese Language Guide for Beginner - Lesson 09, A completely free Japanese language guide is most suitable for self-study Japanese language learners.
Japanese Language - COUNTING - Part Ⅱ
▶Counting people (~nin)
一人 (ひとり) (hidori) – 1 person
二人 (ふたり) (futari) – 2 person
三人 (さんにん) (sannin) – 3 person
四人 (よにん) (yonin) – 4 person
五人 (ごにん) (gonin) – 5 person
六人 (ろくにん) (rokunin) – 6 person
七人 (ななにん) (nananin) – 7 person
八人 (はちにん) (hachinin) – 8 person
九人 (きゅうにん) (kyuunin) – 9 person
十人 (じゅうにん) (jyuunin) – 10 person
何人 (なんにん) (nan nin) – how many people?
▶Counting houses (~ken)
一軒 (いっけん) (ikken) – 1 house
二軒 (にけん) (niken) – 2 houses
三軒 (さんげん) (sangen) – 3 houses
四軒 (よんけん) (yonken) – 4 houses
五軒 (ごけん) (goken) – 5 houses
六軒 (ろっけん) (rokken) – 6 houses
七軒 (ななけん) (nanaken) – 7 houses
八軒 (はっけん) (hakken) – 8 houses
九軒 (きゅうけん) (kyuuken) – 9 houses
十軒 (じゅっけん) (jyukken) – 10 houses
何軒 (なんげん) (nangen) – how many houses?
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▶ Counting floors (~kai)
一階 (いっかい) (ikkai) – 1st floor (ground-floor)
二階 (にかい) (nikai) – 2nd floor
三階 (さんがい) (sangai) – 3rd floor
四階 (よんかい) (yonkai) – 4th floor
五階 (ごかい) (gokai) – 5th floor
六階 (ろっかい) (rokkai) – 6th floor
七階 (ななかい) (nanakai) – 7th floor
八階 (はっかい) (hakkai) – 8th floor
九階 (きゅうかい) (kyuukai) – 9th floor
十階 (じゅっかい) (jyukkai) – 10th floor
何階 (なんがい) (nangai) – which floor?
▶Counting small animals (fish) (~hiki)
一匹 (いっぴき) (ippiki) – 1 small animal
二匹 (にひき) (nihiki) – 2 small animals
三匹 (さんびき) (sanbiki) – 3 small animals
四匹 (よんひき) (yonhiki) – 4 small animals
五匹 (ごひき) (gohiki) – 5 small animals
六匹 (ろっぴき) (roppiki) – 6 small animals
七匹 (ななひき) (nanahiki) – 7 small animals
八匹 (はっぴき) (happiki) – 8 small animals
九匹 (きゅうひき) (kyuuhiki) – 9 small animals
十匹 (じゅっぴき) (jyuppiki) – 10 small animals
何匹 (なんびき) (nanbiki) – how many small animals?
▶Counting big animals (elephant) (~tou)
一頭 (いっとう) (ittou) – 1 big animal
二頭 (にとう) (nitou) – 2 big animals
三頭 (さんとう) (santou) – 3 big animals
四頭 (よんとう) (yontou) – 4 big animals
五頭 (ごとう) (gotou) – 5 big animals
六頭 (ろくとう) (rokutou) – 6 big animals
七頭 (ななとう) (nanatou) – 7 big animals
八頭 (はっとう) (hattou) – 8 big animals
九頭 (きゅうとう) (kyuutou) – 9 big animals
十頭 (じゅっとう) (jyuttou) – 10 big animals
何頭 (なんとう) (nantou) – how many big animals?
▶Counting small things (~ko)
一個 (いっこ) (ikko) – 1 small thing
二個 (にこ) (niko) – 2 small things
三個 (さんこ) (sanko) – 3 small things
四個 (よんこ) (yonko) – 4 small things
五個 (ごこ) (goko) – 5 small things
六個 (ろっこ) (rokko) – 6 small things
七個 (ななこ) (nanako) – 7 small things
八個 (はっこ) (hakko) – 8 small things
九個 (きゅうこ) (kyuuko) – 9 small things
十個 (じゅっこ) (jyukko) – 10 small things
何個 (なんこ) (nanko) – how many small things?
▶Counting thin/flat things (sheets of paper) (~mai)
一枚 (いちまい) (ichimai) – 1 thin/flat thing
二枚 (にまい) (nimai) – 2 thin/flat things
三枚 (さんまい) (sanmai) – 3 thin/flat things
四枚 (よんまい) (yonmai) – 4 thin/flat things
五枚 (ごまい) (gomai) – 5 thin/flat things
六枚 (ろくまい) (rokumai) – 6 thin/flat things
七枚 (ななまい) (nanamai) – 7 thin/flat things
八枚 (はちまい) (hachimai) – 8 thin/flat things
九枚 (きゅうまい) (kyuumai) – 9 thin/flat things
十枚 (じゅうまい) (jyuumai) – 10 thin/flat things
何枚 (なんまい) (nanmai) – how many thin/flat things?
▶Counting thin long things (bottle) (~hon)
一本 (いっぽん) (ippon) – 1 thin long thing
二本 (にほん) (niho) – 2 thin long things
三本 (さんぼん) (sanbon) – 3 thin long things
四本 (よんほん) (yonhon) – 4 thin long things
五本 (ごほん) (gohon) – 5 thin long things
六本 (ろっぽん) (roppon) – 6 thin long things
七本 (ななほん) (nanahon) – 7 thin long things
八本 (はっぽん) (happon) – 8 thin long things
九本 (きゅうほん) (kyuuhon) – 9 thin long things
十本 (じゅっぽん) (jyuppon) – 10 thin long things
何本 (なんぼん) (nanbon) – how many thin long things?
Lesson by -
Sathsara Gamage
Japanese Language Coach
