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Pronunciation of bird counters: 三羽 and 四羽
We have:
一羽 いちわ
二羽 にわ
but it seems the pronunciations of the counter for 3 and 4 are irregular. In each case, are both pronunciations acceptable, or we must use the former?
三羽 さんば、さんわ
四羽 よんば、よんわ
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How would you say 16 and 18 with the counter mai? [closed]
My textbook [Japanese from zero 1, George Trombley] gives 6 and 8 as roku mai and hachi mai.
But then gives 16 and 18 as じゅうろっまい juu rommai and じゅうはっまい juu hammai.
Is this correct ?
I am only learning ...
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Why can “39” be pronounced as 「ミク」？ [duplicate]
I was recently listening to someone talk about a game called “初音ミク Project DIVA MEGA39’s”. The English localization is changed to “MEGAMIX”.
They actually noted that 3 and 9 can be pronounced as ミ ...
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/h/ sound changing in some Japanese counters
I just noticed that the quantifying words that have an initial sound as /h/ such as 本、匹、分
For example: 本 hon
/h/ becomes /p/ : 1,6,8,10
/h/ becomes /b/ : 3,?? and ん sound before /b/ becomes /m/ (is ...
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How to pronounce 1ターン?
I've seen the phrase 1ターン1度 "once per turn" used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card game, so it seems like ターン is a legit counter. But I'm not sure how to pronounce it. From what I've googled so far, some people ...
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Why is 1st floor written as ikkai いっかい?
Should it not be い かい as I thought the counter for floors was -kai ?
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Reading of 組 as a Counter Word With Numbers
I'm confused about how to pronounce a word such as 一組. Are Japanese or Chinese numbers used when using 組 as a counter, and if the former how does it change phonetically?
For example, jisho.org lists ...
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Are there rules of thumb for counter sound changes?
I'm wondering if there are consistent (or at least fairly reliable) rules for how to read numbers next to irregular counters, i.e. counters where you can't just put together the number and counter ...
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What's the pronunciation of 1点差?
Intuitively, I would guess it's 「いってんさ」, but I could image 「いちてんさ」just as well.
For bonus points: is there any reference or dictionary that explains the pronunciation of numbers with counters (...
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一ヵ条: いちっかじょう? いちかじょう? いっかじょう?
This recent question brought to mind a question of my own.
The Japanese name for the Twenty-One Demands made by Japan in 1915 to the Republic of China is romanised on the wikipedia page as 対華二十一ヵ条要求 (...
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1カ所: いっかしょ or いちかしょ?
What is the correct pronunciation for 1カ所 ?
It means: 1 place
Context:
ユーティリティ関数として定義されているわりには1カ所からしか呼ばれていない。
It is defined as a utility function, but only called in one place.
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