頭
Counter · People and animals
頭 tō
Counts large animals
For large animals such as cows, horses and elephants.
Use it for
- 牛 (うし) cows
- 馬 (うま) horses
- 象 (ぞう) elephants
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっとう | ittō |
| 2 | にとう | nitō |
| 3 | さんとう | santō |
| 4 | よんとう | yontō |
| 5 | ごとう | gotō |
| 6 | ろくとう | rokutō |
| 7 | ななとう | nanatō |
| 8 | はっとう or はちとう | hattō / hachitō |
| 9 | きゅうとう | kyūtō |
| 10 | じゅっとう or じっとう | juttō / jittō |
| How many? | なんとう | nantō |
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