Editing Japanese counter word (section)

==Exceptions==
The traditional numbers are used by and for young children to give their ages, instead of using the age counter {{lang|ja|歳}} (or {{lang|ja|才}}) {{translit|ja|sai}}.

Some counters, notably {{lang|ja|日}} {{translit|ja|nichi}} and {{lang|ja|人}} {{translit|ja|nin}}, use the traditional numerals for some numbers as shown in the table below. Other uses of traditional numbers are usually restricted to certain phrases, such as {{lang|ja|一月}} {{translit|ja|hitotsuki}} and {{lang|ja|二月}} {{translit|ja|futatsuki}} (one and two months respectively), {{lang|ja|一言}} {{translit|ja|hitokoto}} (a single word) and {{lang|ja|一度}} {{translit|ja|hitotabi}} (once).

Sometimes common numbers that have a derived meaning are written using different kanji. For example, {{translit|ja|hitori}} (alone) is written {{lang|ja|独り}}, and {{translit|ja|futatabi}} (once more, another time) is normally written {{lang|ja|再び}} instead of {{lang|ja|二度}}. The counter for months {{translit|ja|kagetsu}} (derived from kanji {{lang|ja|箇月}}) is commonly written {{lang|ja|ヶ月}}.

{{translit|ja|Nana}} and {{translit|ja|shichi}} are alternatives for 7, {{translit|ja|yon}} and {{translit|ja|shi}} are alternatives for 4, and {{translit|ja|kyū}} and {{translit|ja|ku}} are alternatives for 9. In those three pairs of options, {{translit|ja|nana}}, {{translit|ja|yon}} and  {{translit|ja|kyū}} respectively are more commonly used. Some counters, however, notably {{lang|ja|人}} {{translit|ja|nin}} (people), {{lang|ja|月}} {{translit|ja|gatsu}} (month of the year), {{lang|ja|日}} {{translit|ja|ka/nichi}} (day of the month, days), {{lang|ja|時}} {{translit|ja|ji}} (time of day) and {{lang|ja|時間}} {{translit|ja|jikan}} (hours) take certain alternatives only. These are shown in the table below.

While {{lang|ja|回}} {{translit|ja|kai}} (occurrences) and {{lang|ja|銭}} {{translit|ja|sen}} (0.01 yen, now rarely used) follow the euphonic changes listed above, homophones {{lang|ja|階}} {{translit|ja|kai}} (stories/floors of a building) and {{lang|ja|千}} {{translit|ja|sen}} (1000) are slightly different as shown below, although these differences are not followed by all speakers. Thus {{lang|ja|三階}} ("third floor") can be read either {{translit|ja|san'''k'''ai}} or {{translit|ja|san'''g'''ai}}, while {{lang|ja|三回}} ("three times") can only be read {{translit|ja|san'''k'''ai}}.

{| class="wikitable"
! Numeral
! {{lang|ja|つ}} {{translit|ja|tsu}} 
! {{lang|ja|日}} {{translit|ja|nichi}}
! {{lang|ja|人}} {{translit|ja|nin}}
! {{lang|ja|年}} {{translit|ja|nen}}
! {{lang|ja|月}} {{translit|ja|gatsu}}
! {{lang|ja|時}} {{translit|ja|ji}}
! {{lang|ja|分}} {{translit|ja|fun}}
! {{lang|ja|百}} {{translit|ja|hyaku}}
! {{lang|ja|千}} {{translit|ja|sen}}
! {{lang|ja|歳}} {{translit|ja|sai}}
! {{lang|ja|階}} {{translit|ja|kai}}
|-
| 1
|{{lang|ja|ひとつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|hitotsu}}
| {{translit|ja|tsuitachi}}{{efn|But when counting number of days rather than days of the month, {{translit|ja|ichinichi}} is used. {{translit|ja|Ippi}} is also heard.}}
| {{translit|ja|hitori}}
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| {{translit|ja|ippun}}
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| {{translit|ja|issen}}
| {{translit|ja|issai}}
| {{translit|ja|ikkai}}
|-
| 2
|{{lang|ja|ふたつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|futatsu}}
| {{translit|ja|futsuka}}
| {{translit|ja|futari}}
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| 3
|{{lang|ja|みっつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|mittsu}}
| {{translit|ja|mikka}}
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| {{translit|ja|sanpun}}
| {{translit|ja|sanbyaku}}
| {{translit|ja|sanzen}}
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| {{translit|ja|sangai}}
|-
| 4
|{{lang|ja|よっつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|yottsu}}
| {{translit|ja|yokka}}
| {{translit|ja|yonin}}{{efn|In remote rural areas (e.g. Northern [[Honshu]] and Eastern [[Hokkaido]]) older speakers might use {{translit|ja|yottari}}.{{refn|{{Cite web|url=http://www.wsc.uni-erlangen.de/pdf/tsou.pdf|title=Language Contact and Lexical Innovation|access-date=2007-02-14|archive-date=2004-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216014043/http://www.wsc.uni-erlangen.de/pdf/tsou.pdf|url-status=dead}} Table 1. Native Counting in Japanese}} }}
| {{translit|ja|yonen}}
| {{translit|ja|shigatsu}}
| {{translit|ja|yoji}}
| {{translit|ja|yonpun}}
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| 5
|{{lang|ja|いつつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|itsutsu}}
| {{translit|ja|itsuka}}
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|-
| 6
|{{lang|ja|むっつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|muttsu}}
| {{translit|ja|muika}}
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| {{translit|ja|roppun}}
| {{translit|ja|roppyaku}}
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| {{translit|ja|rokkai}}
|-
| 7
|{{lang|ja|ななつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|nanatsu}}
| {{translit|ja|nanoka}}
| {{translit|ja|shichinin}}
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| {{translit|ja|shichigatsu}}
| {{translit|ja|shichiji}}
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| 8
|{{lang|ja|やっつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|yattsu}}
| {{translit|ja|yōka}}
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| {{translit|ja|happun}}
| {{translit|ja|happyaku}}
| {{translit|ja|hassen}}
| {{translit|ja|hassai}}
| {{translit|ja|hakkai}}
|-
| 9
|{{lang|ja|ここのつ}}<br />{{translit|ja|kokonotsu}}
| {{translit|ja|kokonoka}}
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| {{translit|ja|kugatsu}}
| {{translit|ja|kuji}}
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| 10
|{{lang|ja|とお}}<br />{{translit|ja|tō}}
| {{translit|ja|tōka}}
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| {{translit|ja|jippun}}
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| {{translit|ja|jissai}}
| {{translit|ja|jikkai}}
|-
| 14
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| {{translit|ja|jūyokka}}
| {{translit|ja|jūyonin}}
| {{translit|ja|jūyonen}}
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| {{translit|ja|jūyoji}}
| {{translit|ja|jūyonpun}}
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|17
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|{{translit|ja|jūshichinichi}}
|{{translit|ja|jūshichinin}}
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|{{translit|ja|jūshichiji}}
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|19
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|{{translit|ja|jūkunichi}}
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|{{translit|ja|jūkuji}}
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| 20
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| {{translit|ja|hatsuka}}
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| {{translit|ja|hatachi}}
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| 24
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|{{translit|ja|nijūyokka}}
|{{translit|ja|nijūyonin}}
|{{translit|ja|nijūyonen}}
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|{{translit|ja|nijūyoji}}
|{{translit|ja|nijūyonpun}}
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| {{lang|ja|何}} {{translit|ja|nan}}
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| {{efn|Both {{lang|ja|幾人}} {{translit|ja|ikunin}} and {{lang|ja|何人}} {{translit|ja|nannin}} are used to mean "how many people".}}
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| {{translit|ja|nanpun}}
| {{translit|ja|nanbyaku}}
| {{translit|ja|nanzen}}
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| {{translit|ja|nangai}}
|}
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