Counters › 個
個 (ko) — counting small, roundish objects
Eggs, balls, apples, stones — small three-dimensional things. It overlaps a lot with つ and is the safer choice in shops.
How to count with 個, 1 to 10
| # | Reading | Romaji | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっこ | ikko | 1個 |
| 2 | にこ | niko | 2個 |
| 3 | さんこ | sanko | 3個 |
| 4 | よんこ | yonko | 4個 |
| 5 | ごこ | goko | 5個 |
| 6 | ろっこ | rokko | 6個 |
| 7 | ななこ | nanako | 7個 |
| 8 | はっこ | hakko | 8個 |
| 9 | きゅうこ | kyuuko | 9個 |
| 10 | じゅっこ | jukko | 10個 |
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In a sentence
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| たまごを六個ください | たまごをろっこください tamagoworokkokudasai | Six eggs, please. |
| 一個ずつ取ってください | いっこずつとってください ikkozutsutottekudasai | Please take one each. |
The kanji
Other counters
- つ (tsu) — the all-purpose counter
- 人 (nin) — people
- 本 (hon) — long, thin things
- 枚 (mai) — flat, thin things
- 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
- 泊 (haku) — nights of a stay
- 日 (nichi) — days and dates