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Numbers, Counters, Time & Dates

Numbers, counters, telling time, days, months and dates
大きな数: 万, 億
large numbers: man, oku
man, oku
10,000=万; 100,000,000=億; grouped by 4 digits
助数詞: ~人
counter: -nin (people)
hitori, futari, sannin
ひとり, ふたり, then 三人 (sannin)...
助数詞: ~枚 (flat)
counter: -mai (flat objects)
-mai
紙3枚 = 3 sheets of paper
助数詞: ~本 (long)
counter: -hon (long objects)
-hon/-pon/-bon
ペン2本; sound changes: 1本=ippon, 3本=sanbon
助数詞: ~匹 (animals)
counter: -hiki (small animals)
-hiki/-piki/-biki
猫3匹 = 3 cats
~時~分
hours and minutes
-ji -fun/-pun
3時15分 = 3:15; minute counter changes sound
~日 (dates)
-nichi/-ka (day of month)
tsuitachi, futsuka
1st=ついたち, 2nd=ふつか (irregular 1-10)
年 / 月 / 日 の順
year/month/day order
nen / gatsu / nichi
Japanese dates go big-to-small: 2024年5月5日
~歳 — age
-sai — age counter
-sai
20歳 = はたち (irregular)
曜日と月の復習
days and months review
youbi / tsuki
Consolidating days and months