Long objects (本)
The counter 本 is used for long, cylindrical objects like bottles, pencils, or roads, and often causes sound changes such as small っ insertions.
一
いち · ichi
一本
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一本 is read いっぽん, where いち changes to いっ and ほん changes to ぽん due to rendaku (voicing) and gemination. This counter is used for long, cylindrical objects like bottles, pens, or trees.
二
に · ni
二本
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二本 is read にほん, with ほん being the standard counter reading for long objects like bottles, pens, or trees. No irregular changes for this number.
三
さん · san
三本
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三本 is read さんぼん, where ほん changes to ぼん due to rendaku (voicing) after the number 三. This counter is used for items like pencils, bottles, or roads.
四
よん · yon
四本
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四本 is read よんほん, with ほん remaining unvoiced after よん. This counter applies to cylindrical or long items such as umbrellas, rivers, or trains.
五
ご · go
五本
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五本 is read ごほん, with no irregular changes for this number. The counter 本 (ほん) is used for counting long, cylindrical objects like bottles, pens, or trees.
六
ろく · roku
六本
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六本 is read ろっぽん, where ろく changes to ろっ and ほん changes to ぽん due to rendaku (voicing) and gemination. This is a common irregularity for numbers with the counter 本.
七
なな · nana
七本
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七本 is read ななほん, with no irregular changes for this number. The counter 本 (ほん) is used for counting long, cylindrical objects like bottles, pens, or trees.
八
はち · hachi
八本
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八本 is read はっぽん, not はちほん, due to a pronunciation change where はち becomes はっ before the counter 本, which changes to ぽん after certain numbers.
九
きゅう · kyū
九本
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九本 is read きゅうほん, with no irregular changes; the counter 本 is read ほん after numbers ending in きゅう.
十
じゅう · jū
十本
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十本 is read じゅっぽん, not じゅうほん, due to a pronunciation change where じゅう becomes じゅっ before the counter 本, which changes to ぽん after certain numbers.