The Japanese traditional counting system is also used as a universal counter (josuushi). However, this system is used to count only till 10. The Sino-Japanese counting system is more prevalent and commonly used in everyday context.
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Japanese Counters or 助数詞
When I first learned the Japanese counters, about 10 or 15 of them, I thought that it was all I had to know. In reality, there are so many more counters in Japanese language. There are different Japanese counters or 助数詞 (josuushi) used to count objects of different shapes or kinds, living things, time etc. […]