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popular
Words commonly used in modern Japanese #popular
JLPT N3
JLPT N3 words: Intermediate Level #jlpt3
counter
Words used along with numbers to count things, actions, and events. #ctr
noun
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) #n
noun (generic)
All kinds of Japanese nouns #noun
colloquial
Words not used in formal speech, writing or paralinguistics. #col
noun (suffix)
noun, used as a suffix #n-suf
abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shorter way to write a word or phrase. #abbr

Reading

Meaning

    • keer
      • compteur d'occurrences
        • une fois
          • manche (de baseball), tour, jeu, match
            • épisode, chapitre
              • Hui (ethnie)
                • islam
                  • Mal, Wiederkehr, Runde
                    • …mal
                      • Spielzeit, Spielhälfte, Inning
                              • (в сочет. с числ.), 1) раз, 2) (спорт.) игра, тайм, раунд, забег, заплыв, заезд
                                • (Msr) krat
                                  • contador para número de veces que ocurre una cosa
                                    • contador para entradas (béisbol)

                                        How to write

                                        Not available for this kanji.

                                        Japanese counters

                                        Counting in Japanese isn't as straightforward as in English.

                                        In Japanese, to count things, events or actions you need to use special words called counters. The Japanese numerals cannot be used directly with a noun.. 1

                                        There are too many counters and you need to use a different one depending on what you want to count. Using the wrong counter is grammatically incorrect. If you are counting people, you must use the people counter, etc. Sometimes, it is acceptable to use a more generic counter when a less commonly used counter applies. 2

                                        Most common counters

                                        JapaneseUse
                                        To count the number of people
                                        To count long, cylindrical objects such as bottles or chopsticks
                                        To count thin objects such as paper or shirts
                                        To count bound objects usually books
                                        To count small animals like cats or dogs
                                        To count the age of a living creatures such as people
                                        To count small (often round) objects
                                        To count number of times
                                        ヶ所To count number of locations
                                        To count any generic object that has a rare or no counter

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                                        • Special readings appear in bold font.
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                                        1ひとり
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                                        10じゅうにん
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                                        View Wikipedia: Japanese counter word for a comprehensive list of Japanese counters.

                                        Kanji in this word

                                        Collocations and expressions using 回

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                                        Extended information

                                        • JMDict ID: 1199330
                                        • JMdictDB entry
                                        • Short URL: https://jpdct.com/Ekzi
                                        • Appears in the "wordfreq" file compiled by Alexandre Girardi (see wordfreq.README) on the first 12.000 words.
                                        • Appears in the "Ichimango goi bunruishuu", Senmon Kyouiku Publishing, Tokyo, 1998.
                                        • Frequency-of-use ranking in the wordfreq file: 9

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