Numbers & counters 数・助数詞

Counting things, people, days, months, hours and minutes: every N5 counter, with the readings that change.

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Things (〜つ) · 9

一つひとつ · hitotsuone
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二つふたつ · futatsutwo
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三つみっつ · mittsuthree
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四つよっつ · yottsufour; 4
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五ついつつ · itsutsufive
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六つむっつ · muttsusix
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七つななつ · nanatsuseven
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八つやっつ · yattsueight
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九つここのつ · kokonotsunine
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People (〜人) · 10

一人ひとり · hitorione person
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二人ふたり · futaritwo persons; two people
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三人さんにん · sanninthree people
四人よにん · yoninfour people
五人ごにん · goninfive people
六人ろくにん · rokuninsix people
七人しちにん · shichininseven people
八人はちにん · hachinineight people
九人きゅうにん · kyūninnine people
十人じゅうにん · jūninten people

Dates (〜日) · 13

一日ついたち · tsuitachifirst day of the month; the first of the month
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二日ふつか · futsuka2nd day of the month
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三日みっか · mikka3rd day of the month
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四日よっか · yokka4th day of the month
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五日いつか · itsuka5th day of the month
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六日むいか · muika6th day of the month
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七日なのか · nanoka7th day of the month
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八日ようか · yōka8th day of the month
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九日ここのか · kokonoka9th day of the month
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十日とおか · tōka10th day of the month
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十四日じゅうよっか · jūyokka14th day of the month
二十日はつか · hatsuka20th day of the month
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二十四日にじゅうよっか · nijūyokka24th day of the month

Months (〜月) · 12

一月いちがつ · ichigatsuJanuary
二月にがつ · nigatsuFebruary
三月さんがつ · sangatsuMarch
四月しがつ · shigatsuApril
五月ごがつ · gogatsuMay
六月ろくがつ · rokugatsuJune
七月しちがつ · shichigatsuJuly
八月はちがつ · hachigatsuAugust
九月くがつ · kugatsuSeptember
十月じゅうがつ · jūgatsuOctober
十一月じゅういちがつ · jūichigatsuNovember
十二月じゅうにがつ · jūnigatsuDecember

O'clock (〜時) · 12

一時いちじ · ichijione o'clock
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二時にじ · nijitwo o'clock
三時さんじ · sanji3 o'clock
四時よじ · yojifour o'clock
五時ごじ · gojifive o'clock
六時ろくじ · rokujisix o'clock
七時しちじ · shichijiseven o'clock
八時はちじ · hachijieight o'clock
九時くじ · kujinine o'clock
十時じゅうじ · jūjiten o'clock
十一時じゅういちじ · jūichijieleven o'clock
十二時じゅうにじ · jūnijitwelve o'clock; noon

Minutes (〜分) · 10

一分いっぷん · ippunone minute
二分にふん · nifuntwo minutes
三分さんぷん · sanpunthree minutes
四分よんぷん · yonpunfour minutes
五分ごふん · gofunfive minutes
六分ろっぷん · roppunsix minutes
七分ななふん · nanafunseven minutes
八分はっぷん · happuneight minutes
九分きゅうふん · kyūfunnine minutes
十分じゅっぷん · juppunten minutes

Long things (〜本) · 10

一本いっぽん · ipponone long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.
二本にほん · nihontwo (long cylindrical things)
三本さんぼん · sanbonthree (long cylindrical things)
四本よんほん · yonhonfour (long cylindrical things)
五本ごほん · gohonfive (long cylindrical things)
六本ろっぽん · ropponsix (long cylindrical things)
七本ななほん · nanahonseven (long cylindrical things)
八本はちほん · hachihoneight (long cylindrical things)
九本きゅうほん · kyūhonnine (long cylindrical things)
十本じっぽん · jipponten (long cylindrical things)

Small animals (〜匹) · 10

一匹いっぴき · ippikione (small animal)
二匹にひき · nihikitwo (small animals)
三匹さんびき · sanbikithree (small animals)
四匹よんひき · yonhikifour (small animals)
五匹ごひき · gohikifive (small animals)
六匹ろっぴき · roppikisix (small animals)
七匹ななひき · nanahikiseven (small animals)
八匹はっぴき · happikieight (small animals)
九匹きゅうひき · kyūhikinine (small animals)
十匹じゅっぴき · juppikiten (small animals)

Cups and glasses (〜杯) · 10

一杯いっぱい · ippaione cup (of); one glass (of)
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二杯にはい · nihaitwo (cups, glasses)
三杯さんばい · sanbaithree (cups, glasses)
四杯よんはい · yonhaifour (cups, glasses)
五杯ごはい · gohaifive (cups, glasses)
六杯ろっぱい · roppaisix (cups, glasses)
七杯ななはい · nanahaiseven (cups, glasses)
八杯はっぱい · happaieight (cups, glasses)
九杯きゅうはい · kyūhainine (cups, glasses)
十杯じゅっぱい · juppaiten (cups, glasses)

Small objects (〜個) · 10

一個いっこ · ikkoone (thing); one piece
二個にこ · nikotwo (small objects)
三個さんこ · sankothree (small objects)
四個よんこ · yonkofour (small objects)
五個ごこ · gokofive (small objects)
六個ろっこ · rokkosix (small objects)
七個ななこ · nanakoseven (small objects)
八個はっこ · hakkoeight (small objects)
九個きゅうこ · kyūkonine (small objects)
十個じゅっこ · jukkoten (small objects)

How many times (〜回) · 10

一回いっかい · ikkaionce; one time
二回にかい · nikaitwice
三回さんかい · sankaithree times
四回よんかい · yonkaifour times
五回ごかい · gokaifive times
六回ろっかい · rokkaisix times
七回ななかい · nanakaiseven times
八回はっかい · hakkaieight times
九回きゅうかい · kyūkainine times
十回じっかい · jikkaiten times

Books (〜冊) · 10

一冊いっさつ · issatsuone copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
二冊にさつ · nisatsutwo (books)
三冊さんさつ · sansatsuthree (books)
四冊よんさつ · yonsatsufour (books)
五冊ごさつ · gosatsufive (books)
六冊ろくさつ · rokusatsusix (books)
七冊ななさつ · nanasatsuseven (books)
八冊はっさつ · hassatsueight (books)
九冊きゅうさつ · kyūsatsunine (books)
十冊じゅっさつ · jussatsuten (books)

Flat things (〜枚) · 10

一枚いちまい · ichimaione (thin, flat object); one sheet
二枚にまい · nimaitwo sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
三枚さんまい · sanmaithree flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
四枚よんまい · yonmaifour (flat things)
五枚ごまい · gomaifive (flat things)
六枚ろくまい · rokumaisix (flat things)
七枚ななまい · nanamaiseven (flat things)
八枚はちまい · hachimaieight (flat things)
九枚きゅうまい · kyūmainine (flat things)
十枚じゅうまい · jūmaiten (flat things)

Age (〜歳) · 11

一歳いっさい · issaione-year-old; one year old
二歳にさい · nisaitwo-year-old; two year old
三歳さんさい · sansaithree-year-old; three year old
四歳よんさい · yonsaifour-year-old; four year old
五歳ごさい · gosaifive-year-old; five year old
六歳ろくさい · rokusaisix-year-old; six year old
七歳ななさい · nanasaiseven-year-old; seven year old
八歳はっさい · hassaieight-year-old; eight year old
九歳きゅうさい · kyūsainine-year-old; nine year old
十歳じゅっさい · jussaiten-year-old; ten year old
二十歳はたち · hatachi20 years old
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Readings and meanings: JMdict and JMnedict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); lists and sources in Attributions.