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Counting Birds and Rabbits in Japanese

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How to Count in Japanese – Part Seven – Review Notes

There are many ways to count things in Japanese depending on the type of object being counted! Today we will learn how to count rabbits and birds in Japanese!

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Today’s Counter is: 羽

★　We already learned how to count small animals and large animals in Japanese. However, rabbits and birds have a special counter that is different from either of these!

★　Today we will learn how to use the Japanese counter 羽 (わ – wa) to count birds and rabbits!

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Number 1:

★　The Japanese word for one (bird or rabbit) is 一羽 (いちわ – ichiwa).

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Number 2:

★　The Japanese word for two (birds or rabbits) is 二羽 (にわ – niwa).

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Number 3:

★　The Japanese word for three (birds or rabbits) is 三羽 (さんわ – sanwa).

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Number 4:

★　The Japanese word for four (birds or rabbits) is 四羽 (よんわ – yonwa).

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Number 5:

★　The Japanese word for five (birds or rabbits) is 五羽 (ごわ – gowa).

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Number 6:

★　The Japanese word for six (birds or rabbits) is 六羽 (ろくわ – rokuwa).

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Number 7:

★　The Japanese word for seven (birds or rabbits) is 七羽 (しちわ – shichiwa).

★　You can also say 七羽 (ななわ – nanawa).

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Number 8:

★　The Japanese word for eight (birds or rabbits) is 八羽 (はちわ – hachiwa).

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Number 9:

★　The Japanese word for nine (birds or rabbits) is 九羽 (きゅうわ – kyuuwa).

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Number 10:

★　The Japanese word for ten (birds or rabbits) is 十羽 (じゅうわ – juuwa).

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Counting Past 10:

★　To count more than 10 birds or rabbits, refer to the numbers below. Same as with other types of Japanese counting, try to notice the pattern! (11 is 10 and 1, 12 is 10 and 2, etc.)

　　　十一羽　　　　11羽　　　jūichiwa

　　　十二羽　　　　12羽　　　jūniwa

　　　十三羽　　　　13羽　　　jūsanwa

　　　十四羽　　　　14羽　　　jūyonwa

　　　十五羽　　　　15羽　　　jūgowa

　　　十六羽　　　　16羽　　　jūrokuwa

　　　十七羽　　　　17羽　　　 jūshichiwa

　　　十八羽　　　　18羽　　　 jūhachiwa

　　　十九羽　　　　19羽　　　 jūkyūwa

　　　二十羽　　　　20羽　　　nijūwa

　　　二十一羽　　　21羽　　　 nijūichiwa

　　　二十二羽　　　22羽　　　nijūniwa