〜hon

Word
〜本ほん〜hon
Meaning
long, cylindrical object counter
Part of speech
suffix
Pronunciation
Course
Japanese
Lesson
The long, cylindrical object counter 本

Usages of 〜hon

ボールペン　を　二に本ほん　買かいました。boorupen wo nihon kaimasita.
(I) bought two ballpoint pens.
川かわ　が　四よん本ほん　あります。kawa ga yonhon arimasu.
There are four rivers.
一いっ本ぽんippon
one long, cylindrical object
二に本ほんnihon
two long, cylindrical objects
三さん本ぼんsanbon
three long, cylindrical objects
四よん本ほんyonhon
four long, cylindrical objects
五ご本ほんgohon
five long, cylindrical objects
六ろっ本ぽんroppon
six long, cylindrical objects
七なな本ほんnanahon
seven long, cylindrical objects
八はっ本ぽんhappon
eight long, cylindrical objects
九きゅう本ほんkyuuhon
nine long, cylindrical objects
十じゅっ本ぽんzyuppon
ten long, cylindrical objects
ビール　を　三さん本ぼん　ください。biiru wo sanbon kudasai.
Please give me three bottles of beer.
彼かれ　は　六ろっ本ぽん　の　バナナ　を　食たべた　よ。kare ha roppon no banana wo tabeta yo.
He ate six bananas!
八はっ本ぽん　の　キャンドル　を　買かいました。happon no kyandoru wo kaimasita.
(I) bought eight candles.
本ほん　を　十じゅっ本ぽん　読よむ　つもり　です。hon wo zyuppon yomu tumori desu.
(I) plan to read ten books.
あのう、　ビール　を　もう　一いっ本ぽん　お願ねがいします。anou, biiru wo mou ippon onegaisimasu.
Um, another (bottle of) beer please.
クモ　は　八はっ本ぽん　の　足あし　が　ある。kumo ha happon no asi ga aru.
Spiders have eight legs.
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