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This is from hellochinese, the mandarin learning app.

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[โ€“] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Numbers stay the same, but the words for "collection/group" change depending on the object. It goes [number] [measure word] [noun]

I'm not familiar with Japanese so I can't say.

[โ€“] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

If I remember correctly, the "group" names in Japanese are based on shape but aren't always intuitive, and sometimes a certain number of them will have its own special name or way of counting - the sort of thing that requires a lot of rote memorization.