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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5

Numerals & Counters: Japanese Word List (JLPT N1–N5)

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N5 五日 いつか
The 5th day of the month. Also, a period of 5 days. Read as "いつか."

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N5 五つ いつつ
five. The number 5 when counting things. Example: "みかんを五つ買う" (to buy 5 mandarins).

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N5
counter for small objects. A word for counting small, round things such as apples and eggs. いっこ・にこ・さんこ・よんこ・ごこ・ろっこ・ななこ・はっこ・きゅうこ・じゅっこ, 「なんこ」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 a small 「っ」 is inserted.

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N5 九日 ここのか
The 9th day of the month. Also, a period of 9 days. Read as "ここのか."

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N5 九つ ここのつ
nine. The number 9 when counting things.

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N5 さつ
counter for books. A word for counting books and notebooks. いっさつ・にさつ・さんさつ・よんさつ・ごさつ・ろくさつ・ななさつ・はっさつ・きゅうさつ・じゅっさつ, 「なんさつ」. With 1, 8, and 10 a small 「っ」 is inserted.

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N5
four. The number 4. It is also read 「よん」, and in spoken language 「よん」 is used more often. The reading changes depending on the word, as in 「四つ(よっつ)」「四日(よっか)」.

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N5 時間 じかん
time. A length of time that can be measured with a clock.

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N5 しち
seven. The number 7. It is also read 「なな」, and in spoken language 「なな」 is used more often. The reading changes depending on the word, as in 「七つ(ななつ)」「七日(なのか)」.

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N5 じゅう
ten. The number 10. It is read 「とお」 when counting things, as in 「十(とお)」, and in dates, as in 「十日(とおか)」. 「二十日」 is read 「はつか」.

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N4 せき
seat. A place to sit. In the form 「〜席」 it is also used as a word for counting seats.

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N5 だい
counter for machines and vehicles. A word for counting machines and vehicles such as cars, computers, and refrigerators. いちだい・にだい・さんだい…じゅうだい, 「なんだい」. The sound does not change with the number.

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N5 十日 とおか
the 10th day; ten days. The tenth day of the month. It can also mean a period of ten days. It is the form made by adding 「か」 to 「とお」, and it is not read 「じゅうにち」.

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N5 七つ ななつ
seven. The number 7 when counting things.

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N5 七日 なのか
The 7th day of the month. Also, a period of 7 days.

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N5 はい
counter for cupfuls. A word for counting drinks served in glasses or bowls. いっぱい・にはい・さんばい・よんはい・ごはい・ろっぱい・ななはい・はっぱい・きゅうはい・じゅっぱい, 「なんばい」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぱい」, and with 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「ばい」.

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N5 はこ
box. A square container for putting things in. In the form 「〜箱」 it is also used as a word for counting things that come in boxes.

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N5 二十歳 はたち
20 years old. Read as "はたち," not read according to the characters as written.

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N5 二十日 はつか
the 20th day; twenty days. The twentieth day of the month. It can also mean a period of twenty days. It is a special reading that is not read 「にじゅうにち」, of the same kind as calling twenty years of age 「はたち」.

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N5 ひき
counter for small animals. A word for counting small animals such as dogs, cats, fish, and insects. いっぴき・にひき・さんびき・よんひき・ごひき・ろっぴき・ななひき・はっぴき・きゅうひき・じゅっぴき, 「なんびき」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぴき」, and with 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「びき」.

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N5 一つ ひとつ
one. The number 1 when counting things.

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N5 一人 ひとり
Being one person. Also used to mean no one else being there.

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N5 二つ ふたつ
two. The number 2 when counting things.

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N5 二人 ふたり
Being two people.

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N5 ふん
minute. A unit of short time, one hour divided into 60. いっぷん・にふん・さんぷん・よんぷん・ごふん・ろっぷん・ななふん・はっぷん・きゅうふん・じゅっぷん, 「なんぷん」. With 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぷん」. When the same characters are read 「じゅうぶん」, they become a different word meaning that something is enough.

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N4, N5 ほん
book. Something with letters or pictures on it, made to be read. It is also used as a word for counting long, thin things such as pencils and bottles. いっぽん・にほん・さんぼん・よんほん・ごほん・ろっぽん・ななほん・はっぽん・きゅうほん・じゅっぽん, and 「なんぼん」. For 1, 6, 8 and 10 it becomes 「ぽん」, and for 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「ぼん」.

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N5 まい
counter for flat things. A word for counting thin, flat things such as paper, shirts, and plates. いちまい・にまい・さんまい…じゅうまい, 「なんまい」. The sound does not change with the number.

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N5 三つ みっつ
three. The number 3 when counting things.

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N5 六日 むいか
The 6th day of the month. Also, a period of 6 days.

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N5 六つ むっつ
six. The number 6 when counting things.

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N5 八つ やっつ
eight. The number 8 when counting things.

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N5 八日 ようか
The 8th day of the month. Also, a period of 8 days.

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N5 四日 よっか
The 4th day of the month. Also, a period of 4 days.

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N5 四つ よっつ
four. The number 4 when counting things.

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