How to Say ‘Counter for rows’ in Japanese
列目
retsu me
[retsu me]
💬 Usage Tip: Add 目 after a number + counter to mean an ordinal: 1列 is "one row," but 1列目 is "the first row." The same pattern works in lots of places, like 3番目 = "the third."
Phrase Breakdown
列
retsu
[retsu]
row
Used for seat rows; often combines with a number.
三列は見やすいです。
Row 3 is easy to see from.
目
me
[me]
-th; ordinal marker
Added after counters like 列 to show order, as in first row or fifth row.
五列目の席を取りました。
I got seats in the fifth row.
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