Counters › 匹
匹 (hiki) — counting small animals
Cats, dogs, fish, insects — animals you could pick up. Large animals use 頭 instead.
How to count with 匹, 1 to 10
| # | Reading | Romaji | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっぴき | ippiki | 1匹 |
| 2 | にひき | nihiki | 2匹 |
| 3 | さんびき | sanbiki | 3匹 |
| 4 | よんひき | yonhiki | 4匹 |
| 5 | ごひき | gohiki | 5匹 |
| 6 | ろっぴき | roppiki | 6匹 |
| 7 | ななひき | nanahiki | 7匹 |
| 8 | はっぴき | happiki | 8匹 |
| 9 | きゅうひき | kyuuhiki | 9匹 |
| 10 | じゅっぴき | juppiki | 10匹 |
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Watch out
Same sound changes as 本: いっぴき, さんびき, ろっぴき, はっぴき, じゅっぴき.
In a sentence
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猫を三匹飼っています | ねこをさんびきかっています nekowosanbikikatteimasu | I keep three cats. |
| 魚が一匹泳いでいる | さかながいっぴきおよいでいる sakanagaippikioyoideiru | One fish is swimming. |
The kanji
Other counters
- つ (tsu) — the all-purpose counter
- 人 (nin) — people
- 本 (hon) — long, thin things
- 枚 (mai) — flat, thin things
- 個 (ko) — small, roundish objects
- 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
- 泊 (haku) — nights of a stay
- 日 (nichi) — days and dates