助数詞
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 助 | 数 | 詞 |
| じょ Grade: 3 |
すう Grade: 2 |
し Grade: 6 |
| on’yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 助數詞 (kyūjitai) |
助 (jo, “help”) + 数詞 (sūshi, “numeral”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
In Japanese, numerals cannot quantify nouns by themselves, except in certain cases for the numbers from one to ten (and then only using the forms ending in -tsu, such as hitotsu or futatsu). Instead, 助数詞 (“counter words”) are used after the number to count objects and events.
For example, 匹 (hiki) is the counter for small animals:
- 犬二匹
- inu nihiki
- "two dogs" (literally "dog two-small-animal")
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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