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(とう)counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)

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        counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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    頭 【とう】

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      この牧場(ぼくじょう)には(うし)10(じゅっ)(とう)います。

      There are 10 heads of cattle on this farm.

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      近所(きんじょ)動物(どうぶつ)(えん)には(ぞう)(なな)(とう)もいる。

      The nearby zoo has seven elephants.

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      あの一家(いっか)(いえ)(とら)(いっ)(とう)()っている(こと)で、町中(まちじゅう)有名(ゆうめい)です。

      That family is famous in town for keeping a tiger as a pet.

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      サイが(なん)(とう)もいる動物(どうぶつ)(えん)なんて、(さが)してもなかなか()いだろう。

      It's rare to find a zoo with multiple rhinoceroses.

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      (かぞ)える(さい)に「(とう)」を使(つか)うような(おお)きな動物(どうぶつ)(ちい)さな(おり)()れるべきではない。

      Large animals that are counted using ‘head’ should not be kept in small cages.

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