Ninth graders meet one of Japanese’s most distinctive features — counters (かぞえかた). You don’t just say “three”; you use a special word depending on WHAT you’re counting: 〜人 for people, 〜本 for long things, 〜枚 for flat things, 〜匹 for animals.
Students will be able to…
In Japanese, HOW you count depends on WHAT you count! What are the main counters, and when do you use each?
Project this and tap each. Have students learn the main Japanese counters.
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In Japanese, HOW you count depends on WHAT — what are the counters?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).
Explore the counting system.
Compare counting systems.
Connect to math & categories.
Interpretive: use counters.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students count two people and two pens in Japanese, using the right counters. A printable Japanese counters sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.