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jukkai |
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? |
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