How to Count Living Things (and Monsters, and Robots) in Japanese

We talk about the counters that count living things (頭, 匹, 人, and 羽) and how they overlap with each other.

We also answer the hard Japanese counter questions like: can you count a robot with 人? What about a cyborg? How big can a 匹 animal be? What counter is worthy of the King of the Monsters?

After you're done listening to this, learn way, way more about counters in our list of 350+ Japanese counters worth knowing: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-counters-list/