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JLPT Level:

Radical:

Radical name:

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Readings:

KUN 訓

ON 音

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Japanese counters, counters, and more counters!

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Counting things in Japanese can be tricky: You have to choose the correct counter (a suffix that goes on the number) depending on the thing you're counting. There are hundreds of counters, but, luckily, you can get by in Japanese with just a few. Try this free beginner Japanese quiz to see if you know the essential counters.

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	Choose an answer, and we'll tell you if it's right.
	Eliminate two incorrect choices from a question.
	Ask Kitsune-kun, a fox who usually knows the right answer.

This lifeline will eliminate two incorrect answer choices from this question.

Use this lifeline

Ask Kitsune-kun. He usually knows the answer, but sometimes doesn't like to tell.

Use this lifeline

Choose one of the answers below, and we'll tell you if that answer is right.

Use this lifeline

だい？まい？ほん？？？？？

どれが正(ただ)しいですか。

れい：　くるま　ー　１　→　いちだい

Try some Japanese counters! One sheet (of paper, etc.) is いちまい, two sheets is にまい, and so on. Do you know the counters listed below?

Stuck? Try one of the Lifelines next to the question.

Lifelines

しゃしん　ー　５

ごひき

ごまい

ごほん

ごだい

Lifelines

ともだち　－　２

にじん

ふたり

ににん