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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ひとつ | one (small item) |
| ふたつ | two (small items) |
| みっつ | three (small items) |
| よっつ | four (small items) |
| いつつ | five (small items) |
| むっつ | six (small items) |
| ななつ | seven (small items) |
| やっつ | eight (small items) |
| ここのつ | nine (small items) |
| とお | ten (small items) |
| いくつ | how many (small objects) |
| ひとり | Alone/One person |
| ふたり | Two People |
| さんにん | Three People |
| よにん | Four People |
| ごにん | Five People |
| ろくにん | Six People |
| ななにん | Seven People |
| はちにん | Eight People |
| きゅうにん | Nine People |
| じゅうにん | Ten People |
| なんにん | How many People? |
| いちまい | One flat thin object |
| にまい | Two flat thin objects |
| さんまい | Three flat thin objects |
| よまい | Four flat thin objects |
| ごまい | Five flat thin objects |
| ろくまい | Six flat thin objects |
| ななまい | Seven flat thin objects |
| はちまい | Eight flat thin objects |
| きゅうまい | Nine flat thin objects |
| じゅうまい | Ten flat thin objects |
| なんまい | How many flat thin objects? |
| いっさつ | one book |
| にさつ | Two books |
| さんさつ | Three books |
| よんさつ | Four Books |
| ごさつ | Five Books |
| ろくさつ | Six Books |
| ななさつ | Seven Books |
| はっさつ | Eight Books |
| きゅうさつ | Nine Books |
| じゅっさつ | Ten Books |
| なんさつ | How many books? |
| いっこ | One small round object |
| にこ | Two small round objects |
| さんこ | Three small round objects |
| よんこ | Four small round objects |
| ごこ | Five small round objects |
| ろっこ | Six small round objects |
| ななこ | Seven small round objects |
| はちこ | Eight small round objects |
| きゅうこ | Nine small round objects |
| じゅっこ | Ten small round objects |
| なんこ | How many small round objects |
| いっかい | One floor of a building |
| にかい | Second floor of a building |
| さんかい | Third floor of a building |
| よんかい | Fourth floor of a building |
| ごかい | Fifth floor of a building |
| ろっかい | Sixth floor of a building |
| ななかい | Seventh floor of a building |
| はっかい | Eighth floor of a building |
| きゅうかい | Ninth floor of a building |
| じゅっかい | Tenth floor of a building |
| なんかい | How many floors of a building? |
| いっぽん | one long cylindrical object |
| にほん | two long cylindrical objects |
| さんぼん | three long cylindrical objects |
| よんほん | four long cylindrical objects |
| ごほん | five long cylindrical objects |
| ろっぽん | six long cylindrical objects |
| ななほん | seven long cylindrical objects |
| はっぽん | eight long cylindrical objects |
| きゅうほん | nine long cylindrical objects |
| じゅっぽん | ten long cylindrical objects |
| なんぼん | How many long cylindrical objects? |
| いっぴき | 1 (pet animal) |
| にひき | 2 (pet animal) |
| さんびき | 3 (pet animal) |
| よんひき | 4 (pet animal) |
| ごひき | 5 (pet animal) |
| ろっぴき | 6 (pet animal) |
| ななひき | 7 (pet animal) |
| はっぴき | 8 (pet animal) |
| きゅうひき | 9 (pet animal) |
| じゅっぴき O | 10 (pet animal) |
| じゅういっぴき | 11 (pet animal) |
| じゅうにひき | 12 (pet animal) |
| なんびきいますか | how many (animal) do you have? |
| いっぱい | 1 cupful |
| にはい | 2 cupful |
| さんばい | 3 cupful |
| よんはい | 4 cupful |
| ごはい | 5 cupful |
| ろっぱい | 6 cupful |
| ななはい | 7 cupful |
| はっぱい | 8 cupful |
| きゅうはい | 9 cupful |
| じゅっぱい | 10 cupful |
| なんばい | how many cupful |
| いちだい | one large machine |
| にだい | two machines |
| さんだい | three machines |
| よんだい | Four machines |
| ごだい | five machines |
| ろくだい | 6 machines |
| ななだい | Seven machines |
| はちだい | Eight machines |
| きゅうだい | Nine machines |
| じゅうだい | ten machines |
| なんだい | How many large mechanized goods? |
| いちわ | One bird |
| にわ | Two birds |
| さんわ | Three birds |
| よんわ | Four birds |
| ごわ | Five birds |
| ろくわ | Six birds |
| ななわ | Seven birds |
| はちわ | Eight birds |
| きゅうわ | Nine birds |
| じゅうわ | Ten birds |
| なんわ | How many birds? |