Counting Buildings in Japanese using 軒

How to Count in Japanese – Part Twelve – 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 houses and buildings using the Japanese counter 軒 (ken).

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Today’s Counter is: 軒 (けん – ken)

★　You can use the Japanese counter 軒 (けん – ken) to count houses and other buildings!

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Number 1:

★　The Japanese word for the one (building) is １軒 (いっけん – ikken).

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Number 2:

★　The Japanese word for two (buildings) is ２軒 (にけん – niken).

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Number 3:

★　The Japanese word for three (buildings) is ３軒 (さんげん – sangen).

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Number 4:

★　The Japanese word for four (buildings) is ４軒 (よんけん – yonken).

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Number 5:

★　The Japanese word for five (buildings) is ５軒 (ごけん – goken).

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Number 6:

★　The Japanese word for six (buildings) is ６軒 (ろっけん – rokken).

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Number 7:

★　The Japanese word for seven (buildings) is ７軒 (ななけん – nanaken).

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Number 8:

★　The Japanese word for eight (buildings) is ８軒 (はっけん – hakken).

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Number 9:

★　The Japanese word for nine (buildings) is ９軒 (きゅうけん – kyuuken).

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Number 10:

★　The Japanese word for ten (buildings) is １０軒 (じゅっけん – jukken).

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Counting Past 10:

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

　　　十一軒　　　　11軒 　　　jūikken

　　　十二軒　　　　12軒 　　　jūniken

　　　十三軒　　　　13軒 　　　jūsangen

　　　十四軒　　　　14軒　 　　jūyonken

　　　十五軒　　　　15軒　 　　jūgoken

　　　十六軒　　　　16軒　　 　jūrokken

　　　十七軒　　　　17軒　　 　jūnanaken

　　　十八軒　　　　18軒　　　 jūhakken

　　　十九軒　　　　19軒　　 　jūkyūken

　　　二十軒　　　　20軒　　 　nijukken

　　　二十一軒　　　21軒　　 　 nijūikken

　　　二十二軒　　　22軒　　 　nijūniken

　　　二十三軒　　　23軒　　 　nijūsangen

　　　二十四軒　　　24軒　　 　nijūyonken

　　　二十五軒　　　25軒　　 　nijūgoken

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Example Sentence 1:

小さな家が一軒あります。

Chiisana ie ga ikken arimasu.

There is one small house.

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Example Sentence 2:

白い家が２軒建っています。

Shiroi ie ga niken tatteimasu.

There are two white houses.

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Example Sentence 3:

何軒かの家が津波の被害を受けた。

Nanken ka no ie ga tsunami no higai wo uketa.

Several houses were damaged by the Tsunami.

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Conclusion:

Today we learned how to count buildings in Japanese! Check out more lessons on counting in Japanese below!

How to count small compact objects

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

How to count liquid in cups, glasses and bowls

How to count the floors of a building

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