Learn JapaneseLesson 72: The 回-counter
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.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| once |
一回 ikkai |
| twice |
二回 nikai |
| three times |
三回 sankai |
| four times |
四回 yonkai |
| five times |
五回 gokai |
| six times |
六回 rokkai |
| seven times |
七回 nanakai |
| eight times |
八回 hakkai |
| nine times |
九回 kyuukai |
| ten times |
十回 zyukkai |
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 ha kongetu gokai piza wo tabemasita yo. |
| How many times did you meet the king? |
あなたは何回王に会いましたか？ anata ha nankai ou ni aimasita ka? |
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