じょすうし

Japanese

Noun

じょすうし (rōmaji josūshi)

助数詞: counter word, a Japanese part of speech

Usage notes

For example, long thin objects are counted with ー本　（ーほん） (-hon).

　人間の手では指十本があります。
にんげんのてでわゆびじゅっぽんがあります。

ningen no te de wa yubi juppon ga arimasu.
Humans have ten fingers on their hands.

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