票(ひょう)

票(ひょう) functions both as a noun meaning vote/ballot and as a counter for counting votes.

Common expressions

• 票(ひょう)を入(い)れる: to vote, to cast a ballot
• 票(ひょう)を投(とう)じる: to cast a vote (more formal)
• 票(ひょう)を集(あつ)める: to gather votes
• 票(ひょう)を数(かぞ)える: to count votes

Counter readings

Sound changes occur with numbers: 一票(いっぴょう) (1 vote), 二票(にひょう) (2), 三票(さんびょう)/三票(さんぴょう) (3), 四票(よんひょう) (4), etc.

Compounds

• 得票(とくひょう): votes obtained
• 投票(とうひょう): voting, casting a ballot
• 開票(かいひょう): vote counting (opening ballots)
• 白票(はくひょう): blank ballot