Counters W/ Native Numbers I: ～文字・クラス・品・桁・切れ・玉・房・株・袋・箱・棟・組み・皿・束・通り・駅
In this installment on counters, we will learn about 16 counters which utilize native numbers beyond 4 and 7, especially 1-3. First, let’s review the native numbers and the Sino-Japanese numbers for 1-10.
| NO. | NATIVE NUMBER | SINO-JAPANESE NUMBER |
| 1 | ひと | イチ |
| 2 | ふた | ニ |
| 3 | み | サン |
| 4 | よ（ん） | シ |
| 5 | いつ | ゴ |
| 6 | む | ロク |
| 7 | なな | シチ |
| 8 | や | ハチ |
| 9 | ここの | キュウ・ク |
| 10 | とお | ジュウ |
| ? | いく1 | なん |
Chart Note: “?” in the charts stands for how to say “how many…”
These native numbers are hardly used equally. As stated, 1-3, also colloquially referred to as ひふみ, are used at a higher rate than 5-6, 8-10. However, counters that are generally used with several native numbers tend to have the ability of being used with most native numbers from 1-10.
Curriculum Note: Just as in prior lessons on counters, because some counter expressions have multiple pronunciations, ON readings will be in Katakana and KUN readings will be in Hiragana. Notes on intonation and variant acceptance are largely in accordance with the 2016 edition of the NHK 日本語発音アクセント新辞典. Preferred readings in the spoken language are noted in bold for visibility.
Chart Note: ※An intonation with this mark becomes unaccented (flat = LHH…) when the expression is used adverbially.
The Counters ～文字・字
The counters ～文字2 and ～字 are both used to count characters as in written symbols, but they are not entirely interchangeable. Whereas ～字 may refer to any symbol, including non-letter symbols such as punctuation marks, ～文字 exclusively counts written symbols with phonetic value.
Due to their similarity in meaning, both are mentioned here, but only ～文字 is seen used with more native numbers, as is demonstrated by the following two charts.
■～字
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | イチジ | LHL | 2 | ニジ | HL |
| 3 | サンジ | HLL | 4 | よんジ よジ | HLL HL |
| 5 | ゴジ | HL | 6 | ロクジ | LHL |
| 7 | ななジ シチジ | LHL | 8 | ハチジ | LHL |
| 9 | キュウジ | HLL | 10 | ジュウジ | HLL |
| 14 | ジュウよんジ ジュウよジ | LHHLL HL-HL | 100 | ヒャクジ | LHL |
| 1000 | センジ | HLL | 10000 | イチマンジ | LHHHH |
| ? | なんジ | HLL |
■～文字
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとモジ | LHLL | 2 | ふたモジ | LHLL |
| 3 | サンモジ | HLLL | 4 | よんモジ | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴモジ | HLL | 6 | ロクモジ | LHLL |
| 7 | ななモジ | LHLL | 8 | ハチモジ | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウモジ | HLLL | 10 | ジュウモジ | HLLL |
| 14 | ジュウよんモジ | LHHLLL | 100 | ヒャクモジ | LHLL |
| 1000 | センモジ | HLLL | 10000 | イチマンモジ | LHHHHH |
| ? | なんもじ | HLLL |
1. 字数制限を１万字に拡大しました。
I/we expanded the character limit to 10,000 letters.
2. その内容を英語の100字で纏めてください。
Please summarize the content in 100 characters in English.
3. 英語では、曜日や月を3文字で省略して書くことがあります。
In English, you often abbreviate the days of the week and the months to three letters when writing.
4. 1分で読める300文字
300 letters that can be read in a minute
The Counter ～クラス
The counter ～クラス is used to count classes in a school setting. Despite being a loanword, it is used heavily with the native words for 1-2. However, as is the case with many of the counters showcased in this lesson, it is not actually imperative to use these native numbers with this counter.
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | イチクラス ひとクラス | LHHLL LHHLL | 2 | ニクラス ふたクラス | LHLL LHHLL |
| 3 | サンクラス | LHHLL | 4 | よんクラス | LHHLL |
| 5 | ゴクラス | LHLL | 6 | ロックラス | LHHLL |
| 7 | ななクラス | LHHLL | 8 | ハチクラス ハックラス | LHHLL |
| 9 | キュウクラス | LHHLL | 10 | ジュックラス ジックラス | LHHLL |
| ? | なんクラス | LHHLL |
5. 皆さんのお子さんが通う小学校は何クラスありますか。
How many classes do the elementary schools that everyone’s children go to have?
6. 私は私立高校ですが、15クラスあります。
I (go to) a private school, but [there are/I have] fifteen classes.
Counter Note: When referring to individual home rooms, the counter ～学級 may be used instead. There are no sound changes with this counter.
The Counter ～品（ヒン・しな）
The counter ～品（ヒン・しな） is used to count “dishes of food.” The KUN reading is preferred in the restaurant industry, but both sets of readings are utilized. Of these two sets of readings, it is the latter which utilizes native numbers.
■～品（ヒン）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | イッピン | HLLL※ | 2 | ニヒン | HLL |
| 3 | サンピン | HLLL | 4 | よんピン よんヒン | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴヒン | HLL | 6 | ロッピン | HLLL |
| 7 | ななヒン | LHLL | 8 | ハッピン ハチヒン | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウヒン | HLLL | 10 | ジュッピン ジッピン | HLLL |
| 14 | ジュウよんピン ジュウよんヒン | LHHLLL | 100 | ヒャッピン | HLLL |
| 1000 | センピン | HLLL | 10000 | イチマンピン | LHHHHH |
| ? | なんピン | HLLL |
■～品（しな）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとしな | LHLL | 2 | ふたしな | LHLL |
| 3 | みしな サンしな | HLL HLLL | 4 | よんしな よしな | HLLL HLL |
| 5 | ゴしな いつしな | HLL LHLL | 6 | ロクしな むしな | LHLL HLL |
| 7 | ななしな | LHLL | 8 | ハチしな ハッしな やしな | LHLL HLLL HLL |
| 9 | キュウしな ここのしな | HLLL LHHLL | 10 | ジュッしな ジッしな としな | HLLL HLL |
| ? | なんしな | HLLL |
～品（しな） is one of a handful of counters with which most speakers are still acutely aware of it traditionally being read with the native numbers 1 through 10.
7. これとこれを二品下さい。
Please give me these two.
8. お豆腐料理を10品作りました。
I made 10 tofu dishes.
9. 一品料理を注文しました。
I ordered à la carte.
The Counter ～桁
The counter ～桁 is used to count numerical digits.
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとけた | LHLL | 2 | ふたけた | LHLL |
| 3 | サンけた みけた | HLLL HLL | 4 | よんけた よけた | HLLL HLL |
| 5 | ゴけた | HLL | 6 | ロッけた | HLLL |
| 7 | ななけた | LHLL | 8 | ハチけた ハッけた | LHLL HLLL |
| 9 | キュウけた | HLLL | 10 | ジュッけた ジッけた | HLLL |
| ? | なんけた | HLLL |
10. 下3桁は456です。
The last three digits are 456.
11. 値段を一桁（見）間違えました。
I mistook the price by one digit.
12. 二桁万円の時計の良さを実感しました。
I really felt the merit of a watch in the six-figure range.
Word Note: 万 means “ten thousand,” and 二桁万 refers to 100,000~999,999. This is because of how large numbers in Japanese are based on powers of four as opposed to three like in English. As such, 104 = １万 and 105 = 10万. Two numbers are to the left of the unit 万, thus the phrasing 二桁万.
The Counter ～切れ
The counter ～切れ is used to count slices.
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひときれ | LHLL | 2 | ふたきれ | LHLL |
| 3 | みきれ サンきれ | HLL HLLL | 4 | よんきれ よきれ | HLLL HLL |
| 5 | ゴきれ | HLL | 6 | ロッきれ | HLLL |
| 7 | ななきれ | LHLL | 8 | ハチきれ | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウきれ | HLLL | 10 | ジュッきれ ジッきれ | HLLL |
| ? | なんきれ | HLLL |
13. サンドイッチにチーズを2切れ挟みます。
(I’ll) put two slices of cheese in the sandwich.
14. 長男にケーキを1切れ切り分けてあげました。
I cut my oldest son a piece of cake.
15. 鮭を10切れの切り身にして、パック入りにしました。
I cut the salmon into ten slices and packed them.
The Counter ～玉
The counter ～玉 is used to count spherical food items such as tomatoes (トマト), heads of lettuce (レタス), melons (メロン), watermelons (スイカ), garlic (ニンニク), cabbage (キャベツ), onions (玉葱), portions of noodles such as udon (うどん), etc.
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとたま | LHLL | 2 | ふたたま | LHLL |
| 3 | サンたま みたま | HLLL HLL | 4 | よんたま | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴたま | HLL | 6 | ロクたま | LHLL |
| 7 | ななたま | LHLL | 8 | ハチたま | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウたま | HLLL | 10 | ジュッたま ジッたま | HLLL |
| ? | なんたま | HLLL |
16. 大きめのメロンを1玉買いました。
I bought one large-sized melon.
17. あの象はスイカを2玉丸ごと食べましたよ。
That elephant ate two watermelons whole.
18. 生うどんを5玉買いました。
I bought five servings of fresh udon.
19. ハワイ産のパパイヤを3玉売りました。
I sold three papayas from Hawaii.
The Counter ～房
The counter ～房 is used to count produce that grow in bunches such as grapes (ブドウ) and bananas (バナナ).
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとふさ | LHLL | 2 | ふたふさ | LHLL |
| 3 | みふさ サンふさ | HLL HLLL | 4 | よんふさ | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴふさ | HLL | 6 | ロクふさ | LHLL |
| 7 | ななふさ | LHLL | 8 | ハチふさ | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウふさ | HLLL | 10 | ジュウふさ ジュッふさ ジッふさ とふさ | HLLL HLLL HLLL HLL |
| ? | なんふさ | HLLL |
20. 店に、1房に8本付いたバナナを1房100円で20房仕入れました。
For the store, I procured 20 bunches of bananas for 100 yen per bunch with 8 bananas in each bunch.
21. 器にミカンを2房入れました。
I put two bunches of mandarin oranges into the bowl.
22. 青いブドウを3房冷蔵庫に入れました。
I put three bunches of green grapes into the refrigerator.
The Counter ～株
The counter ～株 is used to count heads of produce such as cabbage (キャベツ), Chinese cabbage (白菜), broccoli (ブロッコリー), cauliflower (カリフラワー), bok choy (チンゲン菜), spinach (ほうれん草), Japanese mustard spinach (小松菜), etc. connected at the stem. It may even be used to count stocks in the stock exchange (株式市場).
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとかぶ | LHLL | 2 | ふたかぶ | LHLL |
| 3 | サンかぶ みかぶ | HLLL HLL | 4 | よんかぶ | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴかぶ | HLL | 6 | ロッかぶ | HLLL |
| 7 | ななかぶ | LHLL | 8 | ハチかぶ | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウかぶ | HLLL | 10 | ジュッかぶ ジッかぶ | HLLL |
| ? | なんかぶ | HLLL |
23. 1株8万円の株を6株買いました。
I bought six stocks at 80,000 yen per stock.
24. 自家製の担々麺にチンゲン菜を2株入れて食べました。
I added two heads of bok choy into the homemade dandan noodles I ate.
25. ほうれん草を3株収穫しました。
I harvested three bundles of spinach.
The Counter ～袋（ふくろ・タイ）
The counter ～袋（ふくろ・タイ）is used to count bagfuls and is frequently used with words such as tea (お茶), cement (セメント), wheat flour (小麦粉), etc. that are sold in bagfuls. In business settings, the ON reading is preferred, but in everyday speech, the KUN reading is preferred.
■～袋（ふくろ）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとふくろ | LHHLL | 2 | ふたふくろ | LHHLL |
| 3 | みふくろ サンふくろ | LHLL LHHLL | 4 | よんふくろ よふくろ | LHHLL LHLL |
| 5 | ゴふくろ | LHLL | 6 | ロクふくろ | LHHLL |
| 7 | ななふくろ | LHHLL | 8 | ハチふくろ | LHHLL |
| 9 | キュウふくろ | LHHLL | 10 | ジュッぷくろ ジッぷくろ | LHHLL |
| 14 | ジュウよんふくろ | LHHHHLL | 100 | ヒャクふくろ ヒャッぷくろ | LHHLL LHHLL |
| ? | なんふくろ | LHHLL |
■～袋（タイ）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | イッタイ | HLLL | 2 | ニタイ | HLL |
| 3 | サンタイ | HLLL | 4 | よんタイ | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴタイ | HLL | 6 | ロクタイ | LHLL |
| 7 | ななタイ | LHLL | 8 | ハチタイ ハッタイ | LHLL HLLL |
| 9 | キュウタイ | HLLL | 10 | ジュッタイ ジッタイ | HLLL |
| 14 | ジュウよんタイ | LHHLLL | 100 | ヒャクタイ | LHLL |
| ? | なんタイ | HLLL |
26. 炒め玉葱を一袋入れました。
I put in a bagful of sautéed onions.
27. ポテチを一袋食べました。
I ate a bag of potato chips.
28. 土のうを100袋くらい貯めています。
We have about 100 sandbags stored.
The Counter ～箱
The counter ～箱 is used to count boxes. Its readings are noticeably in major flux in modern speech, with speakers still being acutely aware of its traditional use with all native numbers from 1 to 10, but in reality, its relationship with Sino-Japanese numbers now largely mirrors counters of Sino-Japanese origin.
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとはこ イッぱこ | LHLL HLLL | 2 | ふたはこ 二はこ | LHLL HLL |
| 3 | みはこ サンばこ サンぱこ サンはこ | HLL HLLL HLLL HLLL | 4 | よんはこ よはこ よんぱこ | HLLL HLL HLLL |
| 5 | ゴはこ いつはこ | HLL LHLL | 6 | ロクはこ ロッぱこ むはこ | LHLL HLLL HLL |
| 7 | ななはこ | LHLL | 8 | ハチはこ ハッぱこ やはこ | LHLL HLLL HLL |
| 9 | キュウはこ ここのはこ | HLLL LHHLL | 10 | ジュッぱこ ジッぱこ とはこ | HLLL HLLL HLL |
| 14 | ジュウよんはこ | LHHLLL | 100 | ヒャッぱこ ヒャクはこ | HLLL LHLL |
| ? | なんばこ なんぱこ | HLLL |
29. 好きな本を一箱に詰め込みました。
I crammed the books I liked into one box.
30. 引っ越しで段ボール箱を10箱くらい発送しました。
I shipped about ten cardboard boxes in moving.
31. 彼は一日にタバコを｛2箱・2パック｝吸っている。
He smokes two cartons/packs of cigarettes a day.
Counter Notes: The counter ～パック may also be used to count packs. 1 may be rendered as イチ, イッ, ひと, or even ワン, and 2 may be rendered as ニ, ふた, or even ツー.
The Counter ～棟（むね・トウ）
The counter ～棟 is used to count buildings. Historically, only its KUN reading existed. In modern times, its ON reading is specifically used to count large structures such as high-rises, while the KUN reading is preferred for smaller-sized buildings. In the news, however, the KUN reading is solely used for understandability.
■～棟（むね）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとむね | LHLL | 2 | ふたむね | LHLL |
| 3 | サンむね みむね | HLLL HLL | 4 | よんむね よむね | HLLL HLL |
| 5 | ゴむね | HLL | 6 | ロクむね | LHLL |
| 7 | ななむね | LHLL | 8 | ハチむね | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウむね | HLLL | 10 | ジュウむね とむね | HLLL HLL |
| ? | なんむね | HLLL |
■～棟（トウ）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | イットウ | LHHL | 2 | ニトウ | LHL |
| 3 | サントウ | LHHL | 4 | よんトウ | LHHL |
| 5 | ゴトウ | LHL | 6 | ロクトウ | LHHL |
| 7 | ななトウ | LHHL | 8 | ハットウ ハチトウ | LHHL |
| 9 | キュウトウ | HLLL | 10 | ジュットウ ジットウ | LHHH※ |
| ? | なんトウ | HLLL |
32. 住宅1棟が全焼しました。
One home burned down.
33. マンションが10棟立ち並んでいる。
Ten apartment complexes are lined in a row.
34. 菊川はオフィスビル3棟を所有している。
Kikukawa owns three office buildings.
The Counter ～組み
The counter ～組み is used to count sets of things as well as what “class” one is in school. In Japan, homerooms are referred to by #組. For this latter meaning, it is spelled without the okurigana み, which is also preferred when it is used to count “groups of people.”
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとくみ イチくみ | LHLL LHLL | 2 | ふたくみ ニくみ | LHLL HLL |
| 3 | サンくみ みくみ | HLLL HLL | 4 | よんくみ よくみ | HLLL HLL |
| 5 | ゴくみ | HLL | 6 | ロッくみ | HLLL |
| 7 | ななくみ | LHLL | 8 | ハチくみ | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウくみ | HLLL | 10 | ジュッくみ ジッくみ | HLLL |
| ? | なんくみ | HLLL |
It must be duly noted that the readings イチくみ and ニくみ, サンクミ, and よんくみ must be used when ～組 refers to the number of one’s “class/group” in school. Conversely, for the meaning of “sets” such as items like “socks,” etc., the native numbers ひと (1) and ふた (2) are obligatory.
35. コーヒー茶碗一組みを購入しました。
I purchased a coffee cup set.
36. 10チームを3組に分けました。
I split ten teams into three groups.
Counter Note: The counter ～チーム may also be used to count “teams.” 1 may be rendered as イッ or ひと, and 2 may be rendered as ニ or ふた.
37. 私は3組です。
I’m in Class 3.
The Counter ～皿
The counter ～皿 is used to count plates of food. When plates have no food and have not been served, the counter ～枚 is used instead. This counter also has a notably higher acceptance of its traditional native readings, but some native numbers such as 6（む） have long fallen out of use with it.
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとさら | LHLL | 2 | ふたさら | LHLL |
| 3 | サンさら みさら | HLLL HLL | 4 | よんさら よさら | HLLL HLL |
| 5 | ゴさら いつさら | HLL LHLL | 6 | ロクさら | LHLL |
| 7 | ななさら | LHLL | 8 | ハチさら ハッさら | LHLL HLLL |
| 9 | キュウさら | HLLL | 10 | ジュッさら ジッさら とさら | HLLL HLL |
| ? | なんさら | HLLL |
38. 私は炙りサーモンの握り寿司を16皿食べきりました。
I completely ate 16 plates of seared salmon nigirizushi.
39. きのう、100円の回転寿司を8皿食べましたよ。
I ate eight plates of 100-yen conveyor belt sushi yesterday.
40. 回転寿司店で寿司を何皿食べることが多いですか。
How many plates of sushi do you eat the most at conveyor belt sushi restaurants?
41. お持ち帰りの方はエビ天巻を10｛皿分・貫｝注文しました。
The person ordering takeout ordered 10 plates worth/pieces of shrimp tempura rolls.
Counter Note: The counter ～貫 is used to count pieces of sushi.
The Counter ～束（たば・ソク）
The counter ～束（たば） is used to count leafy vegetables (葉菜類・葉(物)野菜・菜っ葉) that are in bundles. The ON reading ～ソク tends to be used to indicate quantities of a hundred for vegetables, bamboo (竹), rice plants (稲), firewood (薪), etc. This comes from bundles being treated as units of ten and ～ソク being ten of those bundles.
■～束（たば）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとたば | LHLL | 2 | ふたたば | LHLL |
| 3 | サンたば みたば | HLLL HLL | 4 | よんたば よたば | HLLL HLL |
| 5 | ゴたば | HLL | 6 | ロクたば | LHLL |
| 7 | ななたば | LHLL | 8 | ハチたば | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウたば | HLLL | 10 | ジュッたば ジッたば | HLLL |
| ? | なんたば | HLLL |
■～束（ソク）
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | イッソク | LHHH(L) | 2 | ニソク | HLL |
| 3 | サンソク | HLLL | 4 | よんソク | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴソク | HLL | 6 | ロクソク | LHHH(L) |
| 7 | ななソク | LHLL | 8 | ハッソク | LHHH(L) |
| 9 | キュウソク | HLLL | 10 | ジュッソク ジッソク | LHHH(L) |
| 14 | ジュウよんソク | LHHLLL | 100 | ヒャクソク | LHLL |
| ? | なんソク | HLLL |
42. このお味噌汁1杯で、ほうれん草1束分の鉄分が摂れます。
You can get the iron content of a bundle of spinach with one cup of this miso soup.
43. 業務用の味付け海苔を100束発注しました。
I put in an order for 100 bundles of business use, seasoned nori.
44. 長ネギ2本と、水菜1束、鍋つゆ1袋、ポン酢少しで作りました。
I made it with two Japanese leeks, one bundle of potherb mustard, a bag of hot pot soup, and a little ponzu sauce.
45. 下の写真のお浸しで春菊3束分です！
In the ohitashi in the picture below, there are three bundles worth of edible chrysanthemum!
Culture Note: Ohitashi is boiled greens like spinach, mustard spinach, edible chrysanthemum, etc.
The Counter ～通り
The counter ～通り is used to count “ways/methods” or “sets of things.”
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひととおり | LHHHH | 2 | ふたとおり ニとおり | LHHHH LHHH |
| 3 | サンとおり みとおり | LHHHH LHHH | 4 | よんとおり | LHHHH |
| 5 | ゴとおり | LHHH | 6 | ロクとおり | LHHHH |
| 7 | ななとおり | LHHHH | 8 | ハチとおり ハッとおり | LHHHH |
| 9 | キュウとおり | LHHHH | 10 | ジュッとおり ジッとおり | LHHHH |
| ? | なんとおり | LHHHH |
46. 必要な道具は一通り揃っています。
There’s a full lineup of needed tools/instruments.
47. 読みが2通りある熟語がたくさん存在します。
There are many compound words that have two readings.
48. 3通りの男性の誘い方を紹介していきます。
I am going to introduce to you three ways to lure men.
49. 組み合わせは何通りあるか教えてください。
Please tell me how many combinations there are.
The phrase 一通り is not only used to mean “one way/method,” but it also means “in general/generally/roughly.”
50. 大学受験が一通り終わりました。
I’m generally done with taking my college exams.
The Counter ～駅（えき）
The counter ～駅 is used to count stations. Although the word itself is Sino-Japanese in origin, it has been nativized to take on several native numbers.
| NO. | READING(S) | PITCH | NO. | READING(S) | PITCH |
| 1 | ひとエキ | LHLL | 2 | ふたエキ | LHLL |
| 3 | サンエキ | HLLL | 4 | よんエキ | HLLL |
| 5 | ゴエキ | HLL | 6 | ロクエキ | LHLL |
| 7 | ななエキ | LHLL | 8 | ハチエキ | LHLL |
| 9 | キュウエキ | HLLL | 10 | ジュウエキ | HLLL |
| 100 | ヒャクエキ | LHLL | ? | なんエキ | HLLL |
51. 私は名古屋駅から2駅離れたところに住んでいます。
I live somewhere two stations away from Nagoya Station.
52. JRは今年、3駅を廃止した。
JR went away with three stations this year.
53. 埼玉県の人気の100駅に限定しています。
It’s limited to the 100 stations popular in Saitama Prefecture.
- The use of いく（幾） for “how many…” is old-fashioned, if not neo-classical to many speakers, but it is still used in set phrases and older writing. For complete coverage, it is shown in this chart, but it does not appear elsewhere due to it no longer being productive. ↩︎
- 文字 is etymologically Sino-Japanese, but grammatically speaking, the word has been nativized, which explains its use with native numbers. ↩︎