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counter for ships
Used for counting vessels such as boats, ships, and submarines. Common in news and formal contexts.
港に大型船が三隻停泊している。
Three large ships are anchored in the harbor.
counter
counter for one half of a pair
Used for counting one half of a pair, such as one panel of a folding screen or one of a pair of scrolls. Often used in art and antique contexts.
この屏風は六隻で一組です。
This folding screen is a set of six panels.
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counter for bundles (archaic)
Archaic counter for items carried in a bundle, such as fish, birds, or arrows. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.
古文書には「魚三隻」と記されている。
In the old document, it is written 'three bundles of fish'.