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Reading
Meaning
- counter... years old, age (of) ...
- x jaar oud, ~ van x lentes {kwantor die leeftijd aangeeft}, {astron., zonnekalender} zonnejaar, astronomisch jaar
- {astron., maankalender} maanjaar
- {maatwoord voor jaren en leeftijden}, (a) jaar, tijd, (b) leeftijd, ouderdom, (c) {landb.} jaaroogst, jaaropbrengst, (d) {astron.} Jupiter
- ans (âge)
- capacité, don, talent, aptitude, génie
- Talent, Begabung, Genie, Fähigkeit, Sai (Hohlmaß von ein Zehntel Koku = ca. 28 lbzw. Holzmaß von 1 shaku mal 1 shaku mal 6 shakubzw. ein Zehntel Shaku = 0,0018 l)
- (als populäres Abkürzungszeichen für sai 歳)… Jahre, … Jahre alt
- képesség, tehetség, adomány, hajlam, adottság
- 1) талант, дарование, отличные способности, {~のある} талантливый, одарённый; способный (к чему-л.), 2) ум, рассудок, интеллект; находчивость, 3) (уст.) знания, эрудиция, 4) (мера ёмкости = 0,0018 л), 5) (единица измерения древесных материалов: в основании 9,09 кв. см, длиной в 180,18 см), 6) (см.) …さい【…歳】, 1) (см.) しょう【抄】, 2) = 9,09 куб. см (для измерения лесоматериалов длиной в 180,18 см).), год (о возрасте); возраст
- let (star)
- habilidad, regalo, talento, aptitud, genio
- años de edad, edad
How to write
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
Japanese | Use |
---|---|
人 | To count the number of people |
本 | To count long, cylindrical objects such as bottles or chopsticks |
枚 | To count thin objects such as paper or shirts |
冊 | To count bound objects usually books |
匹 | To count small animals like cats or dogs |
歳 | To count the age of a living creatures such as people |
個 | To count small (often round) objects |
回 | To count number of times |
ヶ所 | To count number of locations |
つ | To count any generic object that has a rare or no counter |
Counting from 1 to 10
- Special readings appear in bold font.
View Wikipedia: Japanese counter word for a comprehensive list of Japanese counters.
See also: JapanDict: Numbers ↩
Information for this article extracted from the great Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese: Numbers and counting under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License. ↩
Kanji in this word
Collocations and expressions using 才
Extended information
- JMDict ID: 1294940
- JMdictDB entry
- Short URL: https://jpdct.com/E8Jc
- 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: 23
Example sentences
- Japanese sentence
- 「17歳の時スクーナー船で地中海を航海したわ」彼女はゆっくりと注意深く言う。Loading...
- Sentence analysis
- Meaning
- "I sailed around the Mediterranean in a schooner when I was seventeen," she recited slowly and carefully.J'ai navigué autour de la Méditerranée dans une goélette quand j'avais dix-sept ans, déclama-t-elle lentement et soigneusement."Quando tinha 17 anos de idade, velejei pelo Mediterrâneo numa escuna", ela recitou lenta e cuidadosamente."Navegué por el Mediterráneo en una goleta cuando tenía 17 años" dijo lenta y cuidadosamente.
- Japanese sentence
- われわれのすべてが生まれつき音楽の才があるわけではない。Loading...
- Sentence analysis
- Meaning
- We zijn niet allen met een muziektalent geboren.Not all of us are born with musical talent.Nous ne sommes pas tous nés avec un talent musical.Nicht jeder von uns wird mit musikalischem Talent geboren.Nem mindegyikünk született zenei tehetséggel.Nem todos nós nascemos com talento musical.Не все из нас имеют врожденный музыкальный талант.No todos nacemos con talento musical.
Reading
Meaning
- nounability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius
- nounsai, traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml(explanation)
How to write
Kanji in this word
Collocations and expressions using 才
Extended information
- JMDict ID: 2835063
- JMdictDB entry
- Short URL: https://jpdct.com/K0J3
- Appears in the "wordfreq" file compiled by Alexandre Girardi (see wordfreq.README) on the first 12.000 words.
- Frequency-of-use ranking in the wordfreq file: 16