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個
Individual, Counter for Objects
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
個 is the most common counter for small objects in Japanese. If you're unsure which counter to use, 個 often works for things like apples, eggs, or candies.
Memory Trick
Imagine counting apples one by one into a basket: one apple, two apples, three apples. Each individual item is counted with 個.
Readings
Onyomi: コ (ko)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
個
こ (ko)
Counter for small objects
個人
こじん (kojin)
Individual
個数
こすう (kosuu)
Quantity
一個
いっこ (ikko)
One item
Example Sentence
りんご を 三個 買いました。
りんご を さんこ かいました。
ringo o sanko kaimashita
I bought three apples.