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Classifiers for Counting
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Language - Japanese
02/19/2011

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Term

-tu

 

Definition

Classifier for counting units of inanimate objects

A.K.A "the go-to classifier"

Term

hitotu                                   hutatu

mittu                                     yottu

itutu                                     muttu

nanatu                                   yattu

kokonotu                                    too

Definition
Counting inanimate units
Term
ikutu
Definition
How many units
Term
-kai
Definition
Classifier for counting and naming floors
Term

ikkai                                            nikai

sangai                                        yonkai

gokai                                         rokkai nanakai                                     hakkai

kyuukai                                    zyukkai

Definition
Counting for floors or floor names
Term
-dai
Definition
Counter for counting vehicles and machines
Term
nandai
Definition
How many vehicles/machines
Term
nankai
Definition
How many floors
Term

itidai nidai

sandai yondai

godai rokudai

nanadai hatidai

kyuudai zyuudai

Definition
counting vehicles and machines
Term
-ken
Definition
Classifier for counting buildings and shops
Term
nangen
Definition
How many shops/buildings
Term

ikken niken

sangen yonken

goken rokken

nanaken hakken

kyuuken zyukken

Definition
Counting buildings and shops
Term
-hun
Definition
Classifier for counting minutes and naming the minute of the hour
Term
nanpun
Definition
How many minutes/ what minute
Term

ippun nihun

sanpun yonpun

gohun roppun

nanahun happun

kyuuhun zyuppun

Definition
Counting minutes or minutes of the hour
Term
-zi
Definition
Classifiers for naming O'Clocks
Term
nanzi
Definition
What time
Term

itizi nizi

sanzi yozi

gozi rokuzi

sitizi hatizi

kuzi zyuuzi

Definition
Naming time
Term
-zikan
Definition
Classifier for counting hours
Term

itizikan nizikan

sanzikan yozikan

gozikan rokuzikan

nanazikan hatizikan

kuzikan zyuuzikan

Definition
Counting hours
Term
nanzikan
Definition
How many hours