No. 346 in Japanese
枚
Counter for flat objects.
In a sentence
テーブルにお皿が一枚あります。
There is one plate on the table.
In this sentence, the counter '枚' (mai) is used to count one flat item, which is a plate in this case.
彼は写真を何枚持っていますか？
How many photos does he have?
Here, the word '枚' is used as a counter for flat objects, specifically photographs in this case.
教科書をテーブルの上に二枚並べました。
I arranged two textbooks on the table.
The counter '枚' is applied here to quantify two flat textbook items arranged on the table.
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