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回 kai

Counts number of times

For how many times something happens: 二回 (にかい) is twice.

Counting from one to ten

Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.

NumberReadingRomaji
1 いっかい ikkai
2 にかい nikai
3 さんかい sankai
4 よんかい yonkai
5 ごかい gokai
6 ろっかい rokkai
7 ななかい nanakai
8 はっかい or はちかい hakkai / hachikai
9 きゅうかい kyūkai
10 じゅっかい or じっかい jukkai / jikkai
How many? なんかい nankai

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