Counters › 足
足 (soku) — counting pairs of footwear
Shoes and socks, counted in pairs. One 足 is two shoes.
How to count with 足, 1 to 10
| # | Reading | Romaji | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっそく | issoku | 1足 |
| 2 | にそく | nisoku | 2足 |
| 3 | さんぞく | sanzoku | 3足 |
| 4 | よんそく | yonsoku | 4足 |
| 5 | ごそく | gosoku | 5足 |
| 6 | ろくそく | rokusoku | 6足 |
| 7 | ななそく | nanasoku | 7足 |
| 8 | はっそく | hassoku | 8足 |
| 9 | きゅうそく | kyuusoku | 9足 |
| 10 | じゅっそく | jussoku | 10足 |
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三足 voices to さんぞく.
In a sentence
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 靴下を三足買った | くつしたをさんぞくかった kutsushitawosanzokukatta | I bought three pairs of socks. |
| 靴が一足あります | くつがいっそくあります kutsugaissokuarimasu | There is one pair of shoes. |
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
- 回 (kai) — times / occurrences
- 歳 (sai) — age in years
- 軒 (ken) — houses and shops
- 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