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~名めい (mei) Counter

~名めい is used to count people in formal situations.

~人にん (nin) Counter

~人にん counter is the default counter used to count people (and some smart animals).

~つ counter is probably the fist counter you’ll learn when studying Japanese. It’s versatile, can be used for almost all objects and even if it’s not the correct counter for the object want to count, you’ll be understood.

~個こ (ko) Counter

~個こ counter, similair to the ~つ (tsu) counter and is one of the most useful ones.

Counters

Counting in Japanese is not the easiest thing. There are hundreds of various counters - common and less common, used for different things. The basic numbers are just not enough when you want to count.

Numbers

Here is a table with basic numbers (数すう字じ) in Japanese (with both Kanji and their readings).
These are just basic numbers.
Bear in mind that Japanese has many different counters as well. You can read more about them HERE

Calendar

Let’s talk about Japanese calendar and how to call:

Hiragana and Katakana Tables

Here are the basic tables for Hiragana and Katakana characters + their digraphs (two characters combined to create a single sound).

Godan Verb Conjugations

Why are Godan Verbs called Godan? How are they conjugated? Why is it so complicated?
Let’s dive in!

How many i-adjectives are there? How many na-adjectives?

When studying Japanese you’ll encounter the i-adjectives (形容詞けいようし) and na-adjectives (形容動詞けいようどうし) very soon.

50 Common Used Godan Vers Ending With つ (tsu)

Here is a list of 50 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with つ (tsu) ending with their meanings:

50 Common Used Godan Vers Ending With む (mu)

Here is a list of 50 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with む (mu) ending with their meanings:

50 Common Used Godan Vers Ending With ぐ (gu)

Here is a list of 50 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with ぐ (gu) ending with their meanings:

30 Common Used Godan Vers Ending With ぶ (bu)

Here is a list of 30 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with ぶ (bu) ending with their meanings:

100 Common Used Godan Vers Ending With う (u)

Here is a list of 100 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with う (u) ending with their meanings:

100 Common Used Godan Verbs Ending With く (ku)

Here is a list of 100 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with す (su) ending with their meanings.
Note that 行く (いく) is not an regular Godan verb - it’s an exception - te-form and ta-form is irregular (行って, 行った)

10 (Common Used) Godan Vers Ending With ぬ (nu)

Here is a list of 10 Godan (Class 1) Verbs with ぬ (nu) ending with their meanings.
As you can see, ぬ (nu) ending in verbs is exclusively used in context of death.

100 Common Used Godan Vers Ending With す (su)

Here is a list of 100 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with す (su) ending with their meanings:

100 Common Used Godan Verbs Ending With る (ru)

Here is a list of 100 common used Godan (Class 1) Verbs with る (ru) ending with their meanings:

How many Ichidan verbs are there? How many Godan? How many Exceptions? 🤔

Have you ever wondered how many Ichidan (Group 2) Verbs are actually in the Japanese language?
How many Godan (Group 1) Verbs?
And Irregular Verbs (Group 3)?
How many Godan Verbs have the -iru / -eru ( -いる / -える) ending?
Let’s explore it! ✨