On this page, you can learn how to count large animals in Japanese.
Counter: 頭(とう/tou)
It is used when you count large animals.
がんばる子
Use 匹(ひき)to count small animals.
- 一頭(いっとう/i t to u):one
- 二頭(にとう/ni to u):two
- 三頭(さんとう/sa n to u):three
- 四頭(よんとう/yo n to u):four
- 五頭(ごとう/go to u):five
- 六頭(ろっとう/ro t to u):six
- 七頭(ななとう/na na to u):seven
- 八頭(はっとう/ha t to u):eight
- 九頭(きゅうとう/kyu u to u):nine
- 十頭(じゅっとう/ju t to u):ten
When you count, put whatever you count first, then the counter.