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How to say 'Counter' in Japanese | カウンター

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The Japanese word for Counter is 'Kauntaa', written as カウンター in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Counter

    Reading

    Kauntaa

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'カウンター (kauntaa)' refers to a 'counter', which can mean either a physical counter (like in a store or kitchen) or a counter in the sense of a device or mechanism that counts something. In a store or bar, it refers to the flat surface where transactions or services are conducted. For example: Please sit at the counter「カウンターに座ってください」(かうんたーにすわってください). The counter shows the number of visitors「カウンターは訪問者数を表示しています」(かうんたーはほうもんしゃすうをひょうじしています). The word is borrowed from English and is widely used in Japanese with the same meanings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    4453

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word カウンター

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Ka
  • katakana

    Reading

    U
  • katakana

    Reading

    N
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ta

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'Kauntaa' means 'Counter' .

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