Counters

Question 1

挺・ちょう

Answer 1

Counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws.
More: Electric Iron, Axe, Palanquin, Sickle, Razor, Woodworking Plane, Abacus, Guitars, Pistol/Handgun, Shamisen, Ink, Saw, Chisel, Violin, Scissors, Ice Axe, Kitchen Knife, Carving Knife, Portable Shrine, File, Rifle, Wrench, Cello, Nail Clippers, Gun, Candle.

Question 2

台・だい

Answer 2

Counter for machines and vehicles
More: Electric Iron, Accordion, Air Conditioner, Motorcycle, Cage, Music Box, Car Navigation System, Wig, Camera, Vacuum Cleaner, Abacus, Push Car, Typhoon, Hurricane, Festival Float, Cello, Table, Television, Telephone, Lighthouse, Keyboard, Machine, Balloon, Blimp, Stepladder, Steps, Car, Vehicle, Cake, Kotatsu Table, Small Chair, Tricycle, Charcoal Brazier, Railroad Cars, Bicycle, Water Wheel, Rice Cooker, Heater, Stretcher, Sprinkler, Playground Slide, Washing Machine, Electric Fan, Scales (for weight), Piano, Airship, Windmill, Bed, Motor, Food Cart, Radio, Lift, Roulette, Radar, Potter’s Wheel, Robot.

Question 3

点・てん

Answer 3

Counter for goods or items
More: Accessory, Carving, Alcohol Vase, Picture, Drawing, Horse Picture, Raindrops, Drops Of Water, Curtain, Pottery, Earthenware, Portrait, Cloth, Article, Book, Stuffed Animal, Stuffed Object, Lacquer Ware, Ring.

Question 4

個・こ

Answer 4

Counter for Articles
More: Accessory, Manila Clam, Head, Legless Chair, Earring, Rock, Umeboshi, Station Bento, Bucket, Cage, Music Box, Shellfish, Shell, Hand Warmer, Persimmon, Oyster, Fruit, Nut, Berry, Wig, Bell, Drum, Typhoon, Hurricane, Rice Bowl, Alcohol Vase, Teacup, Battery, Whetstone, Pottery, Donburi, Nut (and bolt), Doll, Puppet

Question 5

匹・ひき

Answer 5

Counter for Small animals, 2-han size cloth rolls
More: Devil, Cuttlefish, Squid, Dog, Rabbit, Cow, Eel, Sea Urchin, Horse, Prawn, Shrimp, Lobster, Trophy, Wolf, Mosquito, Shellfish, Silkworm, Frog, Oyster, Snail, Crab, Tortoise, Turtle, Octopus, Animal, Dragonfly, Sea Otter

Question 6

回・かい

Answer 6

Counter for Occurrences

More: Yawn, Fart, Chance, Opportunity, Mail, Times, Revolution

Question 7

粒・りゅう

Answer 7

Counter for Tiny Particles

More: Manila Clam, Adzuki Beans, Sweat, Umeboshi, Tears, Teardrop, Caviar, Medicine, Rice, Ruby, Raisin

Question 8

本・ほん

Answer 8

Counter for Long Cylindrical Things
More: Asparagus, Soba, Dart, Firewood, Bamboo, Stilts, Cord, Sliding Doors, Shoji, Tree Branch, Thread, Dumpling, Water Well, Seal, Stamp, Injection, Fan, Eel, Horsetail, Nail Clippers, etc.

Question 9

束・そく

Answer 9

Counter for Bundles
More: Asparagus, Rice Plant, Soba, Firewood, Seedling, Scallion, Shallot, Green Onion, Rope, Konbu, Noodles, Incense Stick

Question 10

筋・すじ

Answer 10

Counter for Long straight objects
More: Sweat, Belt, Sash, Tears (crying kind), Rope, Beacon, Signal Fire, Cloud, Smoke Plume, Smoke, Arrow, Spear, Clear Stream

Question 11

滴・てき

Answer 11

Counter for Drops of liquid

More: perfume, sweat

Question 12

件・けん

Answer 12

Counter for matters, items and cases
More: Addressee’s name, Recipient’s name and address, Proposal, Suggestion, Marriage Proposal, Engagement, Legislative Bill, Agenda Item, Project, Plan, Complaint, Objection, Contract, Agreement, Mail, Financing, Loan

Question 13

棟・とう

Answer 13

Counter for Homes and buildings

More: Apartment Building, Apartment, House, Hermitage, Tenement, Warehouse, Factory

Question 14

軒・けん

Answer 14

Counter for houses and buildings

More: Apartment Building, Apartment, House, Hermitage, Tenement, Warehouse, Factory

Question 15

具・ぐ

Answer 15

Counter for armor, suits, and sets of furniture

More: Stirrup, Comb, Hakama, Chopsticks, String Of Beads, Helmet Armor

Question 16

組・くみ

Answer 16

Set of items
More: Couple Of Lovers, Earring, Marriage Proposal, Gloves, Mittens, Playing Cards, Couples, Futon Beds, Stacked Food Boxes, Bedding, Suit

Question 17

足・そく

Answer 17

Counter for Pairs
More: Stirrup, Japanese Sandals (zori), Japanese Socks (tabi), Gloves, Mittens, Shoes, Socks, Stockings, Wooden Clogs (geta), Slippers, Roller skate

Question 18

着・ちゃく

Answer 18

Counter for suits of clothing

More: Raincoat, Clothes, Garment, Overcoat, Cloak, Kimono, Yukata, Suit, Business Suit

Question 19

枚・まい

Answer 19

Counter for Flat objects
More: Dust Cloth, Soba, Rice Field, Sliding Storm Shutter, Portrait of Deceased Person, Kite, Raft, Tatami Mat, Sheet Of Dried Sardines, Sliding Door Fittings, Tapestry, Clothes, Rock, Tea Cloth, Fan, Fish Scale, Picture, Painting, Drawing, T-Shirt, Apron

Question 20

歩・ほ

Answer 20

Counter for steps, strides

More: walking

Question 21

冊・さつ

Answer 21

Counter for books
More: Book Collection, Albums, Notebook, Memo Pad, Musical Score, Catalog, Notebook, Dictionary, Book, Publication, Documents

Question 22

帖・じょう

Answer 22

Counter for units of paper and seaweed

More: Album, Notebook, Seaweed, Japanese Writing Paper, Folding Screen

Question 23

戸・と

Answer 23

Counter for houses

More: house, warehouse

Question 24

床・しょう

Answer 24

Counter for beds

More: raft, bed

Question 25

杯・はい

Answer 25

Counter for cupfuls, ships, octopi, and squid More: Zouni (new years mochi soup dish), Soba, Octopus, Squid, Flower Arrangement, Rice With Tea Poured On (chazuke), Donburi, Cocktail, Crab, Ship, Boat, When It’s Time To Drink, Whiskey Sour, Meal, Ramen

Question 26

鉢・はち

Answer 26

Counter for potted things | More: Flower Arrangement, Garden Shrubs, Cactus, Brazier, Bonsai

Question 27

局・きょく

Answer 27

Counter for boards | More: go, chess, shogi

Question 28

番・ばん

Answer 28

Counter for ordering and boards | More: Go (board game), Entertainment, Performance, Noh Theater, TV Program, Order, Rank, Shogi, Sumo

Question 29

体・たい

Answer 29

Counter for statues, bodies, and images More: Statue, Large Statue Of Buddha (daibutsu), Ashes Of Deceased, Corpse, Carving, Horse Picture, Earthen Figure, Clay Figure, Doll, Puppet, Stuffed Toy, Plush Toy, Stuffed Animal, Haniwa, Buddhist Statue, Jizo Statue, Moai Statue, An Object In Which A Deity Resides, Stone Statue, Waxwork, Wax Model, Chromosome

Question 30

脚・きゃく

Answer 30

Counter for chairs and seats | More: chair with legs, desk, table, wine glass

Question 31

株・かぶ

Answer 31

Counter for small plants More: Rice Plant, Garden Shrub, Persimmon, Seedling, Stock Certificate, Tree, Mushroom, Cabbage, Herb, Chinese Cabbage, Lettuce

Question 32

柱・はしら

Answer 32

Counter for pillars | More: Buddhist mortuary tablet

Question 33

かせ

Answer 33

Counter for reels | More: Thread

Question 34

卷・かん

Answer 34

Counter for rolls More: Thread, Movie, Film, Cloth, Cigar, Bandage, Hose, Scroll, Rolled Sheet, Dictionary, Book, Publication, Documents, Official Papers, Rope

Question 35

頭・とう

Answer 35

Counter for Large animals

Question 36

基・き

Answer 36

Counter for machines | More: Water Well, Fireplace, Hearth, Mill-stone, Mortar, Carving, Air Conditioner, Bank, Elevator, Chimney, Smokestack

Question 37

対・つい

Answer 37

Counter for pairs

Question 38

玉・たま

Answer 38

Counter for Balls | More: Soba, Branch Of A Sacred Tree, Udon, Persimmon, Fruit, Nut, Berry, Cabbage, Noodles, Watermelon, Lettuce

Question 39

羽・わ

Answer 39

Counter for birds and rabbits

Question 40

曲・きょく

Answer 40

Counter for music | More: song, music

Question 41

席・せき

Answer 41

Counter for sitting occasions | More: Party, Banquet, Entertainment, Performance, Drinking Party

Question 42

腹・はら

Answer 42

Counter for inside-the-belly-area things | More: sea urchin, salted salmon roe, walleye pollack roe

Question 43

壺・つぼ

Answer 43

Counter for pots | More: sea urchin

Question 44

騎・き

Answer 44

Counter for equestrians | More: horse, horse-riding

Question 45

作・さく

Answer 45

Counter for works | More: movie, film

Question 46

折・おり

Answer 46

Counter for bent things | More: Station Bento, Bento, Folded Paper Crane

Question 47

尾・び

Answer 47

Counter for fish | More: fish, shrimp, prawn, crab

Question 48

掛・かけ

Answer 48

Counter for hung things | More: stirrup, apron

Question 49

口・くち

Answer 49

Counter for bank accounts, donations, things with openings More: Teakettle, Alcohol Vase, Application, Sword, Bell, Razor, Contribution, Donation, Contract, Bank Account, Insurance, Financing, Loan, Japanese Soup Bowl

Question 50

団・だん

Answer 50

Counter for groups | More: orchestra

Question 51

階・かい

Answer 51

Counter for floors

Question 52

話・わ

Answer 52

Counter for stories, episodes

Question 53

拍・はく

Answer 53

Counter for nights of a stay

Question 54

年・ねん

Answer 54

Counter for years

Question 55

月・がつ

Answer 55

Counter for months

Question 56

才・さい

Answer 56

Counter for years old

Question 57

俵・たわら

Answer 57

Counter for bags of rice

Question 58

週・しゅう

Answer 58

Counter for weeks

Question 59

荷・か

Answer 59

Counter for cargo | More: bucket, cask, barrel

Question 60

発・はつ

Answer 60

Counter for gunshots | More: wind, gas, fart, horse-riding, fist, bomb