The 36 cards in this deck

Counting the things you count daily — general things (ひとつ…とお), people (にん), flat things (まい), long things (ほん), small things (こ), machines (だい) and animals (ひき). Japan counts by shape and the readings shift (rendaku).

• ひとつhitotsuone (thing) — general counter
• ふたつfutatsutwo (things) — general counter
• みっつmittsuthree (things) — general counter
• よっつyottsufour (things) — general counter
• いつつitsutsufive (things) — general counter
• むっつmuttsusix (things) — general counter
• ななつnanatsuseven (things) — general counter
• やっつyattsueight (things) — general counter
• ここのつkokonotsunine (things) — general counter
• とおtooten (things) — general counter (no つ ending)
• ひとりhitorione person (irregular)
• ふたりfutaritwo people (irregular)
• さんにんsanninthree people
• よにんyoninfour people (よ, not よん)
• ごにんgoninfive people
• いちまいichimaione flat thing (paper, ticket, plate)
• にまいnimaitwo flat things
• さんまいsanmaithree flat things
• いっぽんipponone long thing (sound change to ぽん)
• にほんnihontwo long things (ほん)
• さんぼんsanbonthree long things (sound change to ぼん)
• いっこikkoone small thing
• にこnikotwo small things
• さんこsankothree small things
• いくつikutsuhow many? (general)
• なんにんnanninhow many people?
• なんまいnanmaihow many flat things?
• いちだいichidaione machine (car/computer/TV)
• にだいnidaitwo machines (cars/computers/TVs)
• さんだいsandaithree machines (cars/computers/TVs)
• なんだいnandaihow many machines?
• いっぴきippikione small animal
• にひきnihikitwo small animals
• さんびきsanbikithree small animals
• ろっぴきroppikisix small animals
• なんびきnanbikihow many small animals?