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How to Count in Japanese – Part Ten – Review Notes
There are many ways to count things in Japanese depending on the type of object being counted! In these review notes, we will look at how to count the floors of a building using the Japanese counter 階 (kai).
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Today’s Counter is: 階 (かい – kai)
★ You can use the Japanese counter 階 (かい – kai) to count the floors of a building (1st floor, 2nd floor, etc.)
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Number 1:
★ The Japanese word for the first floor is １階 (いっかい – ikkai).
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Number 2:
★ The Japanese word for the second floor is２階 (にかい – nikai).
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Number 3:
★ The Japanese word for the third floor is ３階 (さんかい – sankai).
★ Another way to say the third floor in Japanese is ３階 (さんがい – sangai).
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Number 4:
★ The Japanese word for the fourth floor is ４階 (よんかい – yonkai).
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Number 5:
★ The Japanese word for the fifth floor is ５階 (ごかい – gokai).
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Number 6:
★ The Japanese word for the sixth floor is ６階 (ろっかい – rokkai).
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Number 7:
★ The Japanese word for the seventh floor is ７階 (ななかい – nanakai).
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Number 8:
★ The Japanese word for the eighth floor is ８階 (はちかい – hachikai).
★ Another way to say the eighth floor in Japanese is ８階 (はっかい – hakkai).
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Number 9:
★ The Japanese word for the ninth floor is ９階 (きゅうかい – kyuukai).
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Number 10:
★ The Japanese word for the tenth floor is １０階 (じゅっかい – jukkai).
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Counting Past 10:
★ To count more than 10 floors, refer to the numbers below. Try to notice the pattern! (11 is 10 and 1, 12 is 10 and 2, etc.)
十一階 11階 jūikkai
十二階 12階 jūnikai
十三階 13階 jūsankai
十四階 14階 jūyonkai
十五階 15階 jūgokai
十六階 16階 jūrokkai
十七階 17階 jūnanakai
十八階 18階 jūhakkai
十九階 19階 jūkyūkai
二十階 20階 nijukkai
二十一階 21階 nijūikkai
二十二階 22階 nijūnikai
二十三階 23階 nijūsankai
二十四階 24階 nijūyonkai
二十五階 25階 nijūgokai
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Example Sentence 1:
ここは何階ですか。
Koko wa nankai desu ka?
What floor is this (here)?
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Example Sentence 2:
トイレは２階です。
Toire wa nikai desu.
The bathroom is on the second floor.
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Example Sentence 3:
レストランは６階です。
Resutoran wa rokkai desu.
The restaurant is on the sixth floor.
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Conclusion:
Today we learned how to count the floors of a building in Japanese! Check out more lessons on counting in Japanese below!
How to count flat, thin objects
How to count long, cylindrical objects
How to count birds and rabbits
How to count cars and other machines
How to count liquid in cups, glasses and bowls
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4 comments
Is “third floor” “さんがい” or “さんかい”? Also, this counter is for saying “the first floor”, etc.
Is the same counter used for counting how many floors there are. For example: “There are 5 floors in the hotel.”
Comment by KAI on 07/22/2013 at 4:14 pmBoth さんかい and さんがい are perfectly fine!
The same counter is used, but you have to say it a little differently. (◕ω◕)♪
You would say: このホテルは5階建てです。(kono hoteru wa gokaidate desu) This hotel is a five-story building / this hotel is a five-floor building.
Comment by PuniPuni on 07/23/2013 at 12:17 amI love the kaomoji you use on this site! I was wondering, using a Japanese keyboard, how do you type these eyes? Like, what key would you press? (◕ω◕)
Comment by Yuki on 05/23/2014 at 9:50 amActually, we are not sure what key combination you would need. We just copy-paste. (>ω<); Sorry!
Comment by PuniPuni on 05/23/2014 at 8:30 pm