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Counter · Things
つ tsu
Counts general things
The native Japanese counting series. Use it for things that have no special counter, or whenever you are unsure which counter to use.
Use it for
- りんご apples
- 卵 (たまご) eggs
- 質問 (しつもん) questions
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ひとつ | hitotsu |
| 2 | ふたつ | futatsu |
| 3 | みっつ | mittsu |
| 4 | よっつ | yottsu |
| 5 | いつつ | itsutsu |
| 6 | むっつ | muttsu |
| 7 | ななつ | nanatsu |
| 8 | やっつ | yattsu |
| 9 | ここのつ | kokonotsu |
| 10 | とお | tō |
| How many? | いくつ | ikutsu |
It only goes up to ten. From eleven on, use plain numbers: じゅういち, じゅうに, and so on.
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