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Counter · Things
個 ko
Counts small, compact objects
For small, roughly round or compact things like fruit, sweets, stones and boxes. It is also a safe everyday fallback for most objects.
Use it for
- 消しゴム (けしゴム) erasers
- ケーキ cakes
- 石 (いし) stones
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっこ | ikko |
| 2 | にこ | niko |
| 3 | さんこ | sanko |
| 4 | よんこ | yonko |
| 5 | ごこ | goko |
| 6 | ろっこ | rokko |
| 7 | ななこ | nanako |
| 8 | はっこ or はちこ | hakko / hachiko |
| 9 | きゅうこ | kyūko |
| 10 | じゅっこ or じっこ | jukko / jikko |
| How many? | なんこ | nanko |
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