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Ex-3.3 counters
list of counters and counter rules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| square-ish, flat-ish ex. shirts, folded clothes, stamps, paper, tickets, pizza, CDs | mai |
| large machinery ex. cars, lorries, TVs, computers | dai |
| long, cylindrical items ex. bottles, videotapes, films, pens, trees | hon (pon, bon) |
| floors, numbers of times | kai |
| small animals ex. dogs, cats, fish, mice | hiki (piki, biki) |
| large animals ex. cows, horses, elephants | tou |
| people | nin |
| round objects ex. apples, sweets, round fruit, eggs, soap | ko |
| books ex. magazines, comic books, notebooks | satsu |
| pairs (footwear) ex. shoes, socks, boots | soku |
| first floor sixth floor tenth floor | ikkai rokkai jukkai |
| one round item six round item ten round item | ikko rokko jukko |
| one book eight book ten book | issatsu hassatsu jussatsu |
| one pair eight pairs ten pairs | issoku hassoku jussoku |
| one cylindrical item three cylindrical items six cylindrical items | ippon sanbon roppon |
| eight cylindrical items ten cylindrical items | happon juppon |
| one animal three animals six animals | ippiki sanbiki roppiki |
| eight animals ten animals | happiki juppiki |