Number | Traditional Japanese |
1 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | hi | to' | tu |
Romanization: | hi | to | tsu |
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2 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | hu | ta | tu' |
Romanization: | fu | ta | tsu |
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3 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | mi | Q | tu' |
Romanization: | mi | t | tsu |
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4 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | yo | Q | tu' |
Romanization: | yo | t | tsu |
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5 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | i | tu' | tu |
Romanization: | i | tsu | tsu |
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6 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | mu | Q | tu' |
Romanization: | mu | t | tsu |
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7 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | na | na' | tu |
Romanization: | na | na | tsu |
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8 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ya | Q | tu' |
Romanization: | ya | t | tsu |
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9 |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ko | ko' | no | tu |
Romanization: | ko | ko | no | tsu |
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10 |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | to' | o |
Romanization: | tô |
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Category | Subcategory | Counter | Description |
animate |
large animals |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | to' | u |
Romanization: | tô |
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animals larger than human beings. This word literally means head, so it is the same as head in fifty head of cattle.
|
birds |
Hiragana: |  |
Phonemes: | wa' |
Romanization: | wa |
|
birds |
inanimate |
long things |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | ho' | N |
Romanization: | ho | n |
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things that have length - pens, ropes, trees, movies, programs, etc. |
thin things |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | ma' | i |
Romanization: | ma | i |
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pieces of paper, leaves, plates, tickets, etc. |
books |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | sa' | tu |
Romanization: | sa | tsu |
|
books, magazines, etc. |
cups of liquid |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | ha' | i |
Romanization: | ha | i |
|
same as the English counter cup (cups of water, cups of tea, etc.) |
lifelike |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | ta' | i |
Romanization: | ta | i |
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dead bodies, mannequins, human-shaped robots, etc. |
machines |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | da' | i |
Romanization: | da | i |
|
cars, televisions, etc. |
ships |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | se' | ki |
Romanization: | se | ki |
|
ships |
Category | Subcategory | Counter | Description |
continuum |
length |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | me | e | to | ru |
Romanization: | mê | to | ru |
|
meter |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | ki' | ro |
Romanization: | ki | ro |
|
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
Abbreviation of      /ki ro me' e to ru/ "kiromêtoru".
|
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | mi' | ri |
Romanization: | mi | ri |
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1 millimeter = 1/1000 meter
Abbreviation of      /mi ri me' e to ru/ "mirimêtoru".
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | se' | N | ti |
Romanization: | se | n | chi |
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1 centimeter = 1/100 meter
Abbreviation of       /se N ti me' e to ru/ "senchimêtoru".
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mass
|
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | ki' | ro |
Romanization: | ki | ro |
|
1 kilogram = 1000 grams
Abbreviation of     /ki ro gu' ra mu/ "kiroguramu".
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Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | gu | ra | mu |
Romanization: | gu | ra | mu |
|
gram |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | to' | N |
Romanization: | to | n |
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1 metric ton = 1000 kilograms |
volume |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | ri | Q | to | ru |
Romanization: | ri | t | to | ru |
|
1 liter = 1000 cubic centimeters |
temperature |
Hiragana: |  |
Phonemes: | do' |
Romanization: | do |
|
degree Celsius |
money
|
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | e' | N |
Romanization: | e | n |
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Japanese yen (not "yen" but "en" !) |
Hiragana: |  |  |
Phonemes: | do' | ru |
Romanization: | do | ru |
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American dollar |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | yu' | u | ro |
Romanization: | yû | ro |
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EU euro |
Hiragana: |  |  |  |
Phonemes: | po' | N | do |
Romanization: | po | n | do |
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British pound |