GrammarJLPT N4
small round object counter
ConjunctionParticle

Definitions

  1. 1. indicates two contrasting actions
  2. 2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
A native Japanese counter used for counting small, round, or grain-like objects. It is one of several counters in Japanese and is typically used for things like candies, pills, or small fruit.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

"It was a day of going back and forth," she said.

Sentence 2

"Look at us, eating and drinking away," my friend said.

Sentence 3

It's a relationship of cat and mouse.

Sentence 4

I kept writing and erasing things on my desk!

Sentence 5

After going back and forth so many times, we finally made it.