► 接尾辞
匹 [ひき] meaning: animal rank: 2
☆ うちには犬が三匹いる (さんびき) ⇨ We have three dogs at home (☛ As a basic rule, animals larger than humans are counted with “匹”, even though big cats are often counted with “匹”. いっぴき, にひき, さんびき, よんひき, ごひき, ろっぴき, ななひき, はっぴき, きゅうひき, じゅっぴき)
More examples:
- 彼等の軍事力は最早米国に匹敵する ⇨ Their military power now rivals that of the US
- お母さん猫と五匹の子猫 ⇨ A mother and her five kittens
- 二匹目の泥鰌を狙った製品 ⇨ A copycat product that tries to catch the second fish, emulate the success of someone else
- 彼女は猫を何匹も飼っている (なんびき) ⇨ She has many cats
- 彼は政界の一匹狼として知られている ⇨ He is known as a lone wolf, maverick, of the political world
- 我が家は子供三人と犬二匹と猫だ ⇨ My family is three kids, two dogs and one cat