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counter for train cars, railroad cars
A counter used for carriages or cars of a train. Used to indicate the number of cars in a train set or to identify a specific car.
この電車は十両だ。
This train has ten cars.
先頭車両は一両目です。
The front car is the first car.
朝の通勤ラッシュに対応するため、電車を八両から十二両に増やした。
To handle the morning commute rush, they increased the train from eight cars to twelve cars.
両 is a counter for train cars or railroad carriages.
COUNTING PATTERN:
1: 一両 6: 六両
2: 二両 7: 七両
3: 三両 8: 八両
4: 四両 9: 九両
5: 五両 10: 十両
No irregular sound changes occur with this counter.
RELATED:
- 車両: vehicle, railroad car (as a general noun)
- 〜両目: ordinal form (the Nth car)