~本

~ほん

Counter for long, cylindrical objects

N5counter·~hon

How to remember it

Same 本 as 'book'; counts long things like pens, bottles, trees, flowers.

Example sentences

  • ペンを三本買いました。

    ペンをさんぼんかいました。

    I bought three pens.

  • この花は一本百円です。

    このはなはいっぽんひゃくえんです。

    This flower is 100 yen each.

Usage

Sound shifts occur: いっぽん, さんぼん, ろっぽん; use ~冊 for bound books.

Related words

~枚~個~冊

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