Counters -- 助数詞 Josûshi, used with on yomi, 音読み (Chinese readings)
Posted On Tuesday, 17 June 2008 at at 08:04 by admin1. 歳 or 才 age -sai
2. 頭 animals (large) -tô
3. 匹 animals (small), fish, insects -hiki -biki -ppiki
4. 羽 birds, rabbit -wa -ba
5. 冊 books -satsu
6. 軒 buildings -ken, -gen
7. 杯 cups of fluid -hai -bai ippai nihai
8. 尾 fish -bi
9. 枚 flat things: paper, dishes -mai
10. 階 floors -kai -kkai -gai
11. 時 hour -ji
12. 脚 (on) legs -kyaku
13. 課 lessons (in a book) -ka
14. 本 long things: pencil, tree -hon -bon -ppon
15. 台 machines -dai
16. 分 minutes -hun -pun
17. 番 numbers -ban
18. 号 numbers (train car) -gô (sha)
19. 人 people -nin, hitori (1), futari (2)
20. 包 pills -hô
21. 秒 seconds -byô
22. 個 small objects -ko
23. 年生 student year, grade -nensei
24. 畳 tatami -jô
25. 回 times -kai