助数詞 · counters
How to count flat things in Japanese
枚 (まい)
Flat, thin things take 枚 (まい): paper, tickets, stamps, photos, plates, shirts. Every number is regular.
Flat things: 枚
| 1 | 1枚 | いちまい |
| 2 | 2枚 | にまい |
| 3 | 3枚 | さんまい |
| 4 | 4枚 | よんまい |
| 5 | 5枚 | ごまい |
| 6 | 6枚 | ろくまい |
| 7 | 7枚 | ななまい |
| 8 | 8枚 | はちまい |
| 9 | 9枚 | きゅうまい |
| 10 | 10枚 | じゅうまい |
Highlighted readings are the irregular ones.
How many?
Ask with 何枚 (なんまい).
枚 never changes its sound: いちまい, はちまい, じゅうまい. It is the easiest counter on the list.
Clothes for the top half are 枚 (シャツ, セーター); trousers are 本 (ズボン), being long.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 切手を五枚ください。Five stamps, please.
- 写真を何枚撮りましたか。How many photos did you take?
- シャツを二枚買いました。I bought two shirts.
- 紙を一枚取ってください。Please take a sheet of paper.