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N3 Counter

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Counter

      1. 1.

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

    All Forms

    頭 【とう】

    Details

      • と

      • う

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 200

    Examples

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

      There are 10 heads of cattle on this farm.

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    • 近所(きんじょ)の動物(どうぶつ)園(えん)には象(ぞう)が七(なな)頭(とう)もいる。

      The nearby zoo has seven elephants.

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    • あの一家(いっか)は家(いえ)で虎(とら)を一(いっ)頭(とう)飼(か)っている事(こと)で、町中(まちじゅう)で有名(ゆうめい)です。

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

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    • サイが何(なん)頭(とう)もいる動物(どうぶつ)園(えん)なんて、探(さが)してもなかなか無(な)いだろう。

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

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    • 数(かぞ)える際(さい)に「頭(とう)」を使(つか)うような大(おお)きな動物(どうぶつ)を小(ちい)さな檻(おり)に入(い)れるべきではない。

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

      • N2
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