隻
せ
き
Meanings
1
counter for ships
Used for counting vessels such as boats, ships, and submarines. Common in news and formal contexts.
Three large ships are anchored in the harbor.
2
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.
This folding screen is a set of six panels.
3
counter for bundles (archaic)
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.
In the old document, it is written 'three bundles of fish'.