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senchi(mētoru)

-miri(mētoru) …millimeters

-rittoru …liters

-mairu …miles

-inchi …inches

-doru …dollars

-en …yen (Japanese
currency unit)

-pondo …pounds (English
weight or money)

-jikan …hours

-shūkan …weeks

-kagetsu …months

Here is a list of some common class counters:

-dai vehicles, mounted
machines

-hai containerfuls

-hon slender objects
(pencils, tubes, sticks,
cigarettes, bottles,
flowers)

-mai flat, thin objects
(sheets, newspapers,
handkerchiefs, dishes)

-satsu (bound) volumes
(books, magazines)

-ken buildings

-tsū letters