How to Count Books in Japanese – 冊 satsu

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How to Count in Japanese – Part Eight – 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 books and other bound objects using the Japanese counter 冊 (satsu).

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Today’s Counter is: 冊 (さつ – satsu)

★　You can use the Japanese counter 冊 (さつ – satsu) to count books and other bound objects, such as magazines.

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Number 1:

★　The Japanese word for one (book) is 一冊 (いっさつ – issatsu).

★　Be careful! Even though the the word for one in Japanese is 一 (いち – ichi), in this case 一冊 is not spoken as (いちさつ – ichisatsu)!

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Number 2:

★　The Japanese word for two (books) is 二冊 (にさつ – nisatsu).

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Number 3:

★　The Japanese word for three (books) is 三冊 (さんさつ – sansatsu).

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Number 4:

★　The Japanese word for four (books) is 四冊 (よんさつ – yonsatsu).

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Number 5:

★　The Japanese word for five (books) is 五冊 (ごさつ – gosatsu).

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Number 6:

★　The Japanese word for six (books) is 六冊 (ろくさつ – rokusatsu).

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Number 7:

★　The Japanese word for seven (books) is 七冊 (ななさつ – nanasatsu).

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Number 8:

★　The Japanese word for eight (books) is 八冊 (はっさつ – hassatsu).

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Number 9:

★　The Japanese word for nine (books) is 九冊 (きゅうさつ – kyuusatsu).

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Number 10:

★　The Japanese word for ten (books) is 十冊 (じゅっさつ – jussatsu).

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Counting Past 10:

★　To count more than 10 books, refer to the numbers below. Try to notice the pattern! (11 is 10 and 1, 12 is 10 and 2, etc.)

　　　十一冊　　　　11冊 　　　jūissatsu

　　　十二冊　　　　12冊 　　　jūnisatsu

　　　十三冊　　　　13冊 　　　jūsansatsu

　　　十四冊　　　　14冊　 　　jūyonsatsu

　　　十五冊　　　　15冊　 　　jūgosatsu

　　　十六冊　　　　16冊　　 　jūrokusatsu

　　　十七冊　　　　17冊　　 　jūnanasatsu

　　　十八冊　　　　18冊　　　 jūhassatsu

　　　十九冊　　　　19冊　　 　jūkyūsatsu

　　　二十冊　　　　20冊　　 　nijussatsu

　　　二十一冊　　　21冊　　 　 nijūissatsu

　　　二十二冊　　　22冊　　 　nijūnisatsu

　　　二十三冊　　　23冊　　 　nijūsansatsu

　　　二十四冊　　　24冊　　     nijūyonsatsu

　　　二十五冊　　　25冊　　 　nijūgosatsu

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Example Sentence 1:

本を二冊買いました。

Hon o nisatsu kaimashita.

I bought two books.

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Example Sentence 2:

雑誌を三冊読みました。

zasshi o sansatsu yomimashita.

I read three magazines.

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Example Sentence 3:

教科書が十冊あります。

Kyōkasho ga jussatsu arimasu.

There are ten textbooks.

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おもしろい絵本\(◕ω◕)/☆

Conclusion:

Today we learned how to count books and other bound objects 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 people

How to count small animals

How to count large animals

How to count birds and rabbits

How to count cars and other machines

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