What is the Kanji for "Item" and "Counter for articles"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Item" and "Counter for articles", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Item" and "Counter for articles" is "箇".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its onyomi readings are "Ka" and "Ko".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "⺮" means "Bamboo" . And The kanji "固" means "Hard" and can be read as "Ko" and "Kata".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "箇" mean in japanese?

"箇" means "Item" and "Counter for articles".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

箇月: "Month(s)". The suffix '箇月 (かげつ)' means 'month(s)'. It is used to indicate a specific period of time measured in months, often used in numerical expressions. For example: 3ヶ月後に会いましょう - (let's meet in 3 months). 6箇月間働きました - (I worked for 6 months).

箇所: "Location". The Japanese noun '箇所 (かしょ)' means 'location'. This noun is used to refer to a specific or particular place or spot. It is often used in formal or academic contexts to denote a specific point, site, or place within a larger area or document. For example: Several locations were mentioned in the report - (レポートの中で数か所が言及された). Please check the relevant locations - (該当する箇所を確認してください).

箇国: "Countries". The Japanese suffix '箇国 (かこく)' means 'countries'. This suffix is used to indicate multiple countries or nations. It is often used in contexts where comparisons or discussions involve multiple countries. For example: The three countries - (三箇国). Many countries around the world - (世界の多箇国).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.