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Japanese Counter 1人 (hitori)
The counter 1人 is used for counting: 1 person (Category: 人 (nin/to) - People, JLPT N5). An entirely irregular native Japanese reading 'hitori' is used instead of Chinese 'ichinin'.
Context Example
部屋に1人残りました。
Heya ni hitori nokorimashita.
One person remained in the room.
Which counter represents "1 person"?
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