There are many ways of counting in Japanese, such as a counting system based on shape, or people, or numbers. numbers: ichi, ni, san, .... or hitotsu, futatsu

There are many ways of counting in Japanese, such as a counting system based on shape, or people, or numbers. numbers: ichi, ni, san, .... or hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu, people: hitori, futari, nin .. Or by shape: hon (thin objects), ko (small round objects), mai (flat objects).