Journal 9 Counting Objects Part III

こ Counter for round boxy objects (Mugs, marbles, strawberies, cumputer mice, also extremely small objects like paperclips and thumbtacks) こ Is very versatile and even when used incorrectly it soudns OK most of the time.

The exceptions are 1, 6, 8, and 10

いっこ One

ろっこ Six

はっこ Eight

じゅっこ Ten

いすが さんこ あります。 There are 3 chairs

ごみばこが あそっこに にこ ありました。 There are 2 trashcans over there.

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ほん Counter for long slender cylindrical objects (Pensils, trees, etc. Can also be used for roads, rivers, and books)

Oddballs are 1,3,6,8,10

1)  いっぽん       6) ろっぽん

2) にほん        7) ななほん

3) さんぼん       8) はっぽん

4) よんほん       9) きゅうほん

5) ごほん        10) じゅうぽん

えんぴつを さんぼん ください。 Please give me 3 pencils.

みちが ななほん あります。 There Are 7 Roads.

*あそこに 本を 何ほん ありますか。 How many books are over there?

*Although ほん Can be used for books, it is more common to use the counter さつ For books, magazines and other readable Objects.

ひき Counter for animals (other than birds)

1)いっぴき

2)にひき

3)さんびき

4)よんひき

5)ごひき

6)ろっぴき

7)ななひき

8)はっぴき

9)きゅうひき

10)じゅうひき

いぬが れいぞこのなかに ろぴっき います。 There are 6 dogs in the refrigerator.

このくるまのなかに ねずみが さんじゅういっぴき います。There are 31 mice in thいs car.

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~ by The Decree of Chaos on December 7, 2008.

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