Counters › 泊
泊 (haku) — counting nights of a stay
Nights spent away from home. Trips are described as 二泊三日 (two nights, three days).
How to count with 泊, 1 to 10
| # | Reading | Romaji | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっぱく | ippaku | 1泊 |
| 2 | にはく | nihaku | 2泊 |
| 3 | さんぱく | sanpaku | 3泊 |
| 4 | よんはく | yonhaku | 4泊 |
| 5 | ごはく | gohaku | 5泊 |
| 6 | ろっぱく | roppaku | 6泊 |
| 7 | ななはく | nanahaku | 7泊 |
| 8 | はっぱく | happaku | 8泊 |
| 9 | きゅうはく | kyuuhaku | 9泊 |
| 10 | じゅっぱく | juppaku | 10泊 |
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Watch out
三泊 is さんぱく, not さんばく.
In a sentence
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二泊三日の旅行です | にはくみっかのりょこうです nihakumikkanoryokoudesu | It is a three-day, two-night trip. |
| 一泊いくらですか | いっぱくいくらですか ippakuikuradesuka | How much is it per night? |
The kanji
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- つ (tsu) — the all-purpose counter
- 人 (nin) — people
- 本 (hon) — long, thin things
- 枚 (mai) — flat, thin things
- 個 (ko) — small, roundish objects
- 匹 (hiki) — small animals
- 頭 (tou) — large animals
- 冊 (satsu) — books and bound volumes
- 台 (dai) — machines and vehicles
- 杯 (hai) — cupfuls and glassfuls
- 階 (kai) — floors of a building
- 回 (kai) — times / occurrences
- 歳 (sai) — age in years
- 軒 (ken) — houses and shops
- 足 (soku) — pairs of footwear
- 着 (chaku) — suits and outfits
- 通 (tsuu) — letters and documents
- 名 (mei) — people (formal)
- 番 (ban) — order and rank
- 分 (fun) — minutes
- 時 (ji) — o'clock
- 年 (nen) — years
- ヶ月 (kagetsu) — months (duration)
- 週間 (shuukan) — weeks
- 日 (nichi) — days and dates