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箇
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counter

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Plants
gè
カ、コ
개
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 固 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 固 solid =
箇 counter
⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
固
固 Phonetic component
gù solid
to become solid, solidify
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
箇
Regular
Modern
Japanese
個 、 箇 (rare) こ 、 コ 同音
  1. counter counter for (small) things or pieces (also written as ヶ)
  2. counter counter for military units
  3. noun (an) individual; one person
箇 、 個 (rare) 、 个 (rare) か 、 カ 同音
counter usually kana counter used with Sino-Japanese words (precedes the thing being counted; e.g. ３か月, ５か所; also written as ヶ or ケ)
箇 (rare) 、 個 (rare) つ 同音

counter

  1. usually kana general-purpose counter (suffixed to Japanese numerals 1-9 (ひと, ふた, etc.))
  2. usually kana ... years old
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
この懐中電灯は２個の電池が必要だ。
This flashlight needs two batteries.
彼女は３カ国語も話すことができる。
She can speak three languages.
JAPANESE WORDS (46)
⭐ 個 [こ] #2,409
counter for (small) things or pieces
⭐ 一個 [いっこ] #4,617
one (thing)
⭐ 箇所 [かしょ] #4,918
place
⭐ ヶ月 [かげつ] #4,993
counter for months
⭐ 個別 [こべつ] #8,083
individual
⭐ 一ヶ月 [いっかげつ] #8,383
one month
⭐ 数ヶ月 [すうかげつ] #9,899
several months
⭐ 個々 [ここ] #12,321
individual
一箇所 [いっかしょ] #16,432
one place
何個 [なんこ] #16,944
how many pieces
36 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
개개
each; every; individual