On this page, you can learn how to count long, cylindrical items in Japanese.
Counter: 本(ほん/hon, ぼん/bon, ぽん/pon)
It is used when you count long, cylindrical items.
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Long and cylindrical items are like pencils, chopsticks, carrots etc.
- 一本(いっぽん/i p po n):one
- 二本(にほん/ni ho n):two
- 三本(さんぼん/sa n bo n):three
- 四本(よんほん/yo n ho n):four
- 五本(ごほん/go ho n):five
- 六本(ろっぽん/ro p po n):six
- 七本(ななほん/na na ho n):seven
- 八本(はっぽん/ha p po n):eight
- 九本(きゅうほん/kyu u ho n):nine
- 十本(じゅっぽん/ju p po n):ten
When you count, put whatever you count first, then the counter.