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隻
Counter for Ships, One of a Pair
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
隻 is the counter used for large boats and ships in Japanese. It is also used in expressions like 片手だけ (one hand), referring to one side of a pair in formal language.
Memory Trick
Imagine counting giant ships in a harbor one by one. Each enormous vessel reminds you that 隻 is the counter for ships.
Readings
Onyomi: セキ (seki)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
一隻
いっせき (isseki)
One ship
船一隻
ふね いっせき (fune isseki)
One ship
片隻
へんせき (henseki)
One of a pair
隻眼
せきがん (sekigan)
One eye
Example Sentence
港 に 船 が 一隻 停まっています。
みなと に ふね が いっせき とまっています。
minato ni fune ga isseki tomatteimasu
One ship is docked at the harbor.