【Japanese vocabulary: Counter】Let’s learn how to count small objects

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On this page, you can learn how to count small objects in Japanese.

Counter: 個(こ/ko)

It is used when you count small objects.

せいと
せいと

How small should they be?

せんせい
せんせい

They are strawberries, eggs, cakes etc.

  • 一個(いっこ/i k ko):one
  • 二個(にこ/ni ko):two
  • 三個(さんこ/sa n ko):three
  • 四個(よんこ/yo n ko):four
  • 五個(ごこ/go ko):five
  • 六個(ろっこ/ro k ko):six
  • 七個(ななこ/na na ko):seven
  • 八個(はっこ/ha k ko):eight
  • 九個(きゅうこ/kyu u ko):nine
  • 十個(じゅっこ/ju k ko):ten

When you count, put whatever you count first, then the counter.

Example
  • two eggs: たまご二個
  • four strawberries: いちご四個
  • eight erasers: けしごむ八個
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