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In Japanese counting system, there is a counting system for small animals i.e. goldfish, hamsters, cats or dogs etc. On today’s lesson lets look at them. Quantity HiraganaReading Kanji 1 いっぴきippiki 一匹 2 にひきnihiki 二匹 3 さんびきsanbiki 三匹 4 よんひきyonhiki 四匹 5 ごひきgohiki 五匹 6 ろっぴきroppiki 六匹 7 ななひきnanahiki 七匹 8 はっぴきhappiki 八匹 9 きゅうひきkyuuhiki … Read more
In Japanese there are counting systems based on the shape of the object i.e. counting paper, counting bottle shaped object, counting cup or glasses. Lets learn them one by one. Bottle shaped counting: Quantity Hiragana Reading Kanji 1 いっぽん ippon 一本 2 にほん nihon ニ本 3 さんぼん sanbon 三本 4 よんほん yonhon 四本 5 ごほん … Read more
If you want to count independently in Japanese there is a way to say it. However you can use it when ordering something at a restaurant or buying something from a store or shop. You cannot use this way of counting for money, time or people. Lets get to learn them. Quantity Hiragana Reading Kanji … Read more
Person in Japanese is にん (nin) – 人. When you enter in a restaurant in Japan, the first question restaurant staff will ask the visitor is: “How many person?” In this situation you have to answer that staff immediately. Today we will learn about how to count person in Japanese. Person Hiragana Reading Kanji 1 … Read more