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個 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 個 意味

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個 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

KUNYOMI 訓読み

コ ko
カ ka

Examples

彼女は3カ国語も話すことができる。She can speak three languages.
彼は10行に10個の間違いをした。He made ten mistakes in as many lines.
パンを2こ買ったよ。I bought two loaves of bread.
卵が全部で10個あった。There were ten eggs in all.
彼は手荷物が三個あった。He had three pieces of baggage.
彼女はケーキを3個焼いた。She baked three cakes.
一度に三個づつ取りなさい。Take three at a time.
彼は一度に6個の箱を運んだ。He carried six boxes at a time.
全部で20個の卵が必要です。We need twenty eggs all told.
母は卵を十個茹でた。Mother boiled ten eggs.

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