This list contains some counters that have the same pronunciation but different uses. Even though the counters sound the same, the kanji will be different, so look out for that as well.<\/p>\n
dai (\u4ee3<\/strong>) – used for generations or time period of\u00a0a reigning monarch<\/p>\n dai (\u53f0<\/strong>) – This dai is used for machinery like cars, tv’s etc.<\/p>\n ka (\u65e5<\/strong>) – used for certain days of the month<\/p>\n ka (\u8ab2<\/strong>) – used for lessons<\/p>\n ban (\u6669<\/strong>) – used for nights<\/p>\n ban (\u756a<\/strong>) – used for sports matches (it can also be attached to numerals. Ex: ichiban (\u3044\u3061\u3070\u3093<\/strong>) = first<\/p>\n hai (\u676f<\/strong>) – for cups, glasses<\/p>\n hai (\u6557<\/strong>) – for losses in sports matches<\/p>\n ji (\u6642<\/strong>) – for the hours of the day<\/p>\n ji (\u5150<\/strong>) – for children<\/p>\n ji (\u5b57<\/strong>) – for character letters (used a lot in reference to kanji)<\/p>\n kai (\u968e<\/strong>) – number of floors<\/p>\n kai (\u56de<\/strong>) – number of times or occurences<\/p>\n koo (\u884c<\/strong>) – for banks<\/p>\n koo (\u6821<\/strong>) – for schools<\/p>\n ko (\u6238<\/strong>) – used for houses<\/p>\n ko (\u500b…<\/strong>) – used for general measure words when there is no counter (other kanji’s can fall under this general measure counter)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This list contains some counters that have the same pronunciation but different uses. Even though the counters sound the same, the kanji will be different, so look out for that as well. dai (\u4ee3) – used for generations or time period of\u00a0a reigning monarch dai (\u53f0) – This dai is used for machinery like cars…<\/p>\n