Another commonly used counter is 回, which is used for counting the number of times some action is completed, e.g. She went shopping five times last week. As with the counter 人, 回 has several irregular readings, which are shown in the table below.
Below are some example sentences using this counter.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| He ate pizza five times this month! | 彼 は 今月 五回 ピザ を 食べました よ。kare wa kongetsu gokai piza o tabemashita yo. |
| How many times did you meet the king? | あなた は 何回 王 に 会いました か？anata wa nankai ou ni aimashita ka? |
