Japanese Counter: 貫 (kan) with Audio

  

こんにちは、Ito です。　

 　 　 

To follow up on the last blog about "皿（さら） (a counter for plates of sushi and other food)," in this post, we will explore how to count sushi🍣 🍣 🍣 

　                                               

To get straight to the point, we use 貫（かん） (kan) to count pieces of sushi:                                                                                           

一貫	ikkan
二貫	ni-kan
三貫	san-kan
四貫	yon-kan
五貫	go-kan
六貫	rokkan
七貫	nana-kan
八貫	hakkan hachi-kan
九貫	kyū-kan
十貫	jikkan jukkan

      

And here are audio files for 一貫 to 十貫.

一貫

二貫

三貫

四貫

五貫

六貫

七貫

八貫

九貫

十貫

    

This is an example from the official website of a Japanese sushi delivery service, 銀のさら (Gin no Sara). 

 

It says 50貫（ごじゅっかん） for about 5 people (5人前（ごにんまえ）) which includes shellfish, tuna, squid, sweet shrimp, albacore tuna, chinook salmon, simmer conger eel, salmon roe, Japanese icefish, minced tuna, and tamago. Available: March 1- June 30

       

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