► 名詞
組 [(2)くみ] meaning: pair rank: 1
☆ 五組の夫婦 ⇨ Five pairs of husband and wife
► 接尾辞
回 [(1)かい] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ スカイダイビングを一回やってみたい ⇨ I want to try skydiving once
☆ 彼は三回目でやっと試験に合格した ⇨ He finally passed the exam at the third try
☆ 彼は何回注意しても止めない ⇨ He won’t stop no matter how many times I warn him
☆ 私はニューヨークに二回行ったことがある ⇨ I’ve been to New York twice
個 [こ] meaning: item rank: 1
☆ 卵は何個必要？ ⇨ How many eggs do we need?
つ [つ] [coll] meaning: item rank: 1
☆ 一つ、二つ、三つ、四つ、五つ、六つ、七つ、八つ、九つ、十 (ひとつ、ふたつ、みっつ、よっつ、いつつ、むっつ、ななつ、やっつ、ここのつ、とう) ⇨ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten (items) (☛ A counting word from 1 to 9 only. Not used from 10 and more)
度 [ど] meaning: temperature rank: 1
☆ 水は零度で凍る ⇨ Water freezes at 0 C
度 [ど] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ 一度か二度試してみては？ ⇨ Why don’t you try once or twice
☆ 一度会って話をしましょう ⇨ Let’s meet and talk once
☆ 三度目の正直 ⇨ Third time’s a charm (☛ A common phrase)
人 [にん] meaning: people rank: 1
☆ このスタジアムは五万人を収容する ⇨ This stadium can house 50,000 people
☆ この車は四人（よにん）乗りだ ⇨ This car is for four people (☛ The counting word for three people and more. See ひとり for one person, ふたり for two people)
☆ 友達三人でラーメン屋に行った ⇨ Three of us friends went to a ramen restaurant (☛ The counting word for three people and more. See ひとり for one person, ふたり for two people)
杯 [はい] meaning: cup rank: 1
☆ 彼は御飯を三杯食べた ⇨ He ate three bowls of rice (☛ A counting word for cup, bowl, glass, etc.)
杯 [はい] meaning: glass rank: 1
☆ 私はビールを一杯飲んだだけだ ⇨ I just had one glass of beer (☛ A counting word for cup, bowl, glass, etc.)
枚 [まい] meaning: copy rank: 1
☆ このアルバムは百万枚売れた ⇨ This album sold 1 million copies (☛ The unit of thin objects like dishes, vinyl records, CDs, etc.)
枚 [まい] meaning: sheet rank: 1
☆ 彼はチラシを百枚印刷した ⇨ He printed out 100 leaflets (☛ The unit of sheets)
機 [き] meaning: airplane rank: 2
☆ 彼等はボーイング787を二十機購入した ⇨ They bought 20 Boeing 787’s (☛ The counting word for airplane)
口 [(2)くち] meaning: eat rank: 2
☆ 甘過ぎて一口食べてもう十分だった (ひとくち) ⇨ It was too sweet one bite and I had enough (☛ Used with Japanese native numbers)
件 [(1)けん] meaning: case rank: 2
☆ 同じような事件が三件続けて起こった ⇨ Three similar incidents happened in a row
軒 [けん] meaning: house rank: 2
☆ 警察は一軒一軒調べて回っている (いっけんいっけん) ⇨ Police is checking house by house
軒 [けん] meaning: store rank: 2
☆ あの通りにはラーメン屋が三軒もある (さんけん・さんげん) ⇨ There are three ramen joints on that street
号 [ごう] meaning: number rank: 2
☆ これは試作車の二号車だ ⇨ This is the prototype car No.2
☆ 彼は第六十号ホームランを打った ⇨ He hit his 60th home run
冊 [さつ] meaning: book rank: 2
☆ 五冊の本 ⇨ Five books (☛ The unit for books)
社 [しゃ] meaning: company rank: 2
☆ 入札には十社が参加した (じゅっしゃ) ⇨ Ten companies entered the bid
周 [しゅう] meaning: lap rank: 2
☆ レースは二百周で争われる ⇨ The race is competed in 200 laps
食 [しょく] [liter] meaning: meal rank: 2
☆ 二食分の材料 (にしょくぶん) ⇨ The ingredients for two servings
☆ 私は一日二食しかしない ⇨ I only have two meals a day
台 [(1)だい] meaning: car rank: 2
☆ うちには車が二台ある ⇨ We have two cars (☛ The counting word for vehicles for wheels)
台 [(1)だい] meaning: machine rank: 2
☆ この工場にはプレスが十台ある ⇨ There are ten press machines in the factory (☛ The counting word for machinery)
☆ 僕はパソコンを二台使っている ⇨ I use two PC’s (☛ The counting word for machinery)
着 [ちゃく] meaning: clothes rank: 2
☆ 彼はスーツを三着持っている ⇨ He has three suits (☛ The counting word for clothes for the entire body, usually suits or dress)
通 [(1)つう] meaning: letter rank: 2
☆ 一通の手紙 (いっつう) ⇨ One letter (☛ The unit for letters, emails)
粒 [(1)つぶ] meaning: piece rank: 2
☆ 一粒の涙 ⇨ One drop of tear (☛ The counting word for small round(ish) object)
☆ 米を一粒だけ箸でつかむのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to pick up one grain of rice (☛ The counting word for small round(ish) object)
頭 [とう] meaning: animal rank: 2
☆ 馬が五頭いる ⇨ There are five horses (☛ As a basic rule, animals larger than humans are counted with “頭”)
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)
本 [ほん] meaning: bottle rank: 2
☆ ビールを五本注文した ⇨ We ordered five bottles of beer
本 [ほん] meaning: count rank: 2
☆ 彼は去年ホームランを六十本打った (ろくじゅっぽん) ⇨ He hit 60 home runs last year
本 [ほん] meaning: line rank: 2
☆ エレベーターは二本のケーブルに支えられている (にほん) ⇨ The elevator is supported by two cables (☛ The counting word for linear objects)
本 [ほん] meaning: stick rank: 2
☆ スプーン一本 (いっぽん) ⇨ One spoon (☛ The counting word for stick-like objects)
☆ ボールペン十本 (じゅっぽん) ⇨ 10 ball-point pens (☛ The counting word for stick-like objects)
錠 [じょう] meaning: pill rank: 3
☆ 一日三錠以上服用しないこと ⇨ Do not take more than three pills in a day (☛ The counting word for pills)
弾 [(1)だん] [liter] meaning: number rank: 3
☆ 特別報道番組第二弾 ⇨ The second installment of the special report program
☆ 税制改革の第一弾 ⇨ The first installment of the taxation reform
滴 [てき] meaning: liquid rank: 3
☆ 一滴の水も残っていない (いってき) ⇨ There is not a single drop of water left (☛ The counting word for drops of liquid)
羽 [は] meaning: bird rank: 3
☆ 数十羽のカラスが群れを成している (すうじゅっぱ) ⇨ There is a flock of several tens of crows (☛ Also used for rabbits. いちわ, にわ, さんば, よんは, ごわ, ろくわ/ろっぱ, ななわ/しちわ, はちわ/はっぱ, きゅうわ, じゅうわ/じゅっぱ)
泊 [はく] meaning: stay rank: 3
☆ ロンドンでは一泊しただけだった (いっぱく) ⇨ I stayed in London only one night
☆ 私達はそのホテルに五泊した ⇨ We stayed at the hotel for five days (☛ Stay overnight in other places than your home)
発 [はつ] meaning: count rank: 3
☆ 花火大会で合計五百発の花火が使われた (ごひゃっぱつ) ⇨ A total five hundred fireworks were used in the firework show
☆ 一発屁をこいた (いっぱつ) ⇨ I ripped one fart (☛ Pronounced ぱつ after 一, 三, 四, 六, 八, 十, 百, 千, 万)
☆ 警官は犯人に三発発射した (さんぱつ) ⇨ The police officer fired three shots at the perpetrator (☛ The counting word for ammunitions, explosives)
遍 [へん] meaning: time rank: 3
☆ 百遍くらいやれば出来るようになるだろう (ひゃっぺん) ⇨ If you try like hundred times, you will learn how to do it
本 [ほん] meaning: movie rank: 3
☆ 彼女は今迄に十本の映画に出演した (じゅっぽん) ⇨ She has appeared in ten movies so far
基 [き] meaning: machine rank: 4
☆ この発電所には原子炉が四基ある ⇨ This power plant has four nuclear reactors (☛ The counting word for machinery, typically something standing)
脚 [きゃく] meaning: furniture rank: 4
☆ 椅子十脚 (じゅっきゃく) ⇨ Ten chairs (☛ The counting word for furniture with legs)
口 [(2)くち] meaning: count rank: 4
☆ 一口一万円の株 (ひとくち) ⇨ A stock ¥10K per unit (☛ A counting word for money transactions)
ケ [こ] meaning: item rank: 4
☆ 二十ヶ入りの箱 ⇨ A box containing 20 pieces (☛ Usually used in commerce)
戸 [こ] meaning: house rank: 4
☆ 家屋五戸が全焼した ⇨ Five houses burned down
丁 [(1)ちょう] meaning: food rank: 4
☆ ラーメン二丁御願いします ⇨ Two ramens please (☛ A generic unit for food)
☆ 豆腐一丁 ⇨ One tofu chunk (☛ A unit for tofu)
丁 [(1)ちょう] meaning: gun rank: 4
☆ 拳銃二十丁が押収された ⇨ Twenty guns were confiscated (☛ The counting unit for guns, especially handguns)