分ぶん類るい辞じ

noun

classifier; counter word

Linguistics term for a word or morpheme used to classify nouns, such as Japanese counter words (助数詞) or Chinese measure words.

• 日本にほん語ごの「本ほん」や「枚まい」は分ぶん類るい辞じの一いっ種しゅです。

  Japanese words like 本 (hon) and 枚 (mai) are a type of classifier.

• 中ちゅう国ごく語ごの分ぶん類るい辞じは、名めい詞しの前まえに置おかれることが多おおい。

  Chinese classifiers are often placed before the noun.