枚
Counter · Things
枚 mai
Counts flat, thin objects
For flat things: paper, tickets, stamps, plates, photos and shirts.
Use it for
- 紙 (かみ) sheets of paper
- 切手 (きって) stamps
- シャツ shirts
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | いちまい | ichimai |
| 2 | にまい | nimai |
| 3 | さんまい | sanmai |
| 4 | よんまい | yonmai |
| 5 | ごまい | gomai |
| 6 | ろくまい | rokumai |
| 7 | ななまい | nanamai |
| 8 | はちまい | hachimai |
| 9 | きゅうまい | kyūmai |
| 10 | じゅうまい | jūmai |
| How many? | なんまい | nanmai |
Completely regular, so it is a good first counter to learn.
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