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popularirregular okuriganaJLPT N5numericnounnoun (generic)adverbnoun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)

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popular
Words commonly used in modern Japanese #popular
irregular okurigana
irregular okurigana usage #io
JLPT N5
JLPT N5 words: Basic Level #jlpt5
numeric
numeric #num
noun
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) #n
noun (generic)
All kinds of Japanese nouns #noun
adverb
Fukushi adverb coming from adjectives. #adv
noun taking the genitive case particle の
Nouns that can be converted into genitive case using the particle の. #adj-no
adjective (generic)
All kinds of Japanese adjectives #adj

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        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.
        ヶ所
        1ひとり
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        いちまい
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        いっさつ
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        いっこ
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        いっかい
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        ひとつ
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        2ふたり
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        にまい
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        にひき
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        にさい
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        にこ
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        にかい
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        にかしょ
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        ふたつ
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        3さんにん
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        さんさい
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        さんこ
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        みっつ
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        4よにん
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        よんほん
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        よんまい
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        よんさい
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        よんこ
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        よんかい
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        よんかしょ
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        よっつ
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        5ごにん
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        ごほん
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        ごこ
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        いつつ
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        6ろくにん
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        ろっぽん
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        ろくまい
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        ろくさつ
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        ろっこ
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        ろっかしょ
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        むっつ
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        ななほん
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        ななまい
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        ななさつ
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        ななこ
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        ななつ
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        8はちにん
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        はっさつ
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        はっさい
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        はっこ
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        はちかい
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        やっつ
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        9きゅうにん
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        きゅうほん
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        きゅうまい
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        きゅうさつ
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        きゅうひき
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        きゅうさい
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        きゅうこ
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        きゅうかしょ
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        ここのつ
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        10じゅうにん
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        じゅっぽん
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        じゅうまい
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        じゅっさつ
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        じゅっぴき
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        じゅっさい
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        じゅっこ
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        じゅっかい
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        View Wikipedia: Japanese counter word for a comprehensive list of Japanese counters.

        Kanji in this word

        Collocations and expressions using 一つ

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        Extended information

        • JMDict ID: 1160820
        • JMdictDB entry
        • Short URL: https://jpdct.com/EbZ0
        • 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: 1

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