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In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Japanese grammar Nに～回（かい）.
👉Use
This expression can be used to say how many times an action is performed in a given period of time.
The noun before the particle "に" is a word that expresses a period of time.
Let's check how to pronounce it in the table below.
| day ー日（にち） |
Week ー週間（しゅうかん） |
Month ーか月（かげつ） |
Year ー年（ねん） |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いちにち | いっしゅうかん | いっかげつ | いちねん |
| 2 | ふつか | にしゅうかん | にかげつ | にねん |
| 3 | みっか | さんしゅうかん | さんかげつ | さんねん |
| 4 | よっか | よんしゅうかん | よんかげつ | よねん |
| 5 | いつか | ごしゅうかん | ごかげつ | ごねん |
| 6 | むいか | ろくしゅうかん | ろっかげつ／はんとし | ろくねん |
| 7 | なのか | ななしゅうかん | ななかげつ | ななねん |
| 8 | ようか | はっしゅうかん | はっかげつ／はちかげつ | はちねん |
| 9 | ここのか | きゅうしゅうかん | きゅうかげつ | きゅうねん |
| 10 | とおか | じゅっしゅうかん | じゅっかげつ | じゅうねん |
| ? | なんにち | なんしゅうかん | なんかげつ | なんねん |
A number and counter words "回（かい）" which express frequency come after particle "に″.
Let's check how to pronounce it in the table below.
| frequency ー回（かい） |
|
|---|---|
| 1 | いっかい |
| 2 | にかい |
| 3 | さんかい |
| 4 | よんかい |
| 5 | ごかい |
| 6 | ろっかい |
| 7 | ななかい |
| 8 | はっかい |
| 9 | きゅうかい |
| 10 | じゅっかい |
| ? | なんかい |
👉Form
Time period + に + Number + 回
Examples:
1か月に2回
3か月に1回
1日に3回
4年に1回
👉Examples
1. わたしは1か月に2回映画を見ます。
I see a movie twice a month.
2. 田中さんは3か月に1回旅行に行きます。
Mr. Tanaka travels once every three months.
3. 1日に3回コーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee three times a day.
4. 4年に1回オリンピックがあります。
The Olympics are held every four years.
5. 1週間に2回ヨガをします。
I do yoga twice a week.
6. すずきさんは1か月に3回出張します。
Ms.Suzuki goes on business trips three times a month.
7. 3日に1回オンライン授業を受けます。
I take online classes once every three days.
8. 母は2週間に1回病院へ行きます。
My mother goes to the hospital once every two weeks.
Speaking Practice
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Minna no Nihongo I (Main Textbook)
This grammar point appears in Minna no Nihongo(Lesson11), one of the most widely used beginner textbooks for Japanese learners.
Check textbook detailsThe main textbook is written mostly in Japanese, so many learners also use the Translation & Grammar Notes together.
Minna no Nihongo I – Translation & Grammar Notes (English)
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