Counters › 回
回 (kai) — counting times / occurrences
How many times something happens: twice a week, my third visit, one more try.
How to count with 回, 1 to 10
| # | Reading | Romaji | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっかい | ikkai | 1回 |
| 2 | にかい | nikai | 2回 |
| 3 | さんかい | sankai | 3回 |
| 4 | よんかい | yonkai | 4回 |
| 5 | ごかい | gokai | 5回 |
| 6 | ろっかい | rokkai | 6回 |
| 7 | ななかい | nanakai | 7回 |
| 8 | はっかい | hakkai | 8回 |
| 9 | きゅうかい | kyuukai | 9回 |
| 10 | じゅっかい | jukkai | 10回 |
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Written with a different kanji from 階 (floors) but pronounced the same and with the same sound changes.
In a sentence
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 週に二回泳ぎます | しゅうににかいおよぎます shuuninikaioyogimasu | I swim twice a week. |
| もう一回お願いします | もういっかいおねがいします mouikkaionegaishimasu | One more time, please. |
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
- 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
- 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