Words

counter

1. counter for (small) things or pieces

   also written as ヶ

   この懐中電灯は２個の電池が必要だ。

   This flashlight needs two batteries.

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2. counter for military units

noun

1. (an) individual; one person

counter

1. counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years

   colloquial

counter

1. counter used with Sino-Japanese words

   word usually written using kana alone; precedes the thing being counted; e.g. ３か月, ５か所; also written as ヶ or ケ

   彼女は３カ国語も話すことができる。

   She can speak three languages.

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counter

1. general-purpose counter

   word usually written using kana alone; suffixed to Japanese numerals 1-9 (ひと, ふた, etc.)

2. ... years old

   word usually written using kana alone