(りょう)

りょう
counter
counter for train cars
number
1. 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(でんしゃ)(じゅう)(りょう)だ。
This train has ten cars.
先頭(せんとう)車両(しゃりょう)(いち)(りょう)()です。
The front car is the first car.
To handle the morning commute rush, they increased the train from eight cars to twelve cars.

(りょう) is a counter for train cars or railroad carriages.

Counting patterns

1: 一両(いちりょう)  6: 六両(ろくりょう)
2: 二両(にりょう)  7: 七両(ななりょう)
3: 三両(さんりょう) 8: 八両(はちりょう)
4: 四両(よんりょう) 9: 九両(きゅうりょう)
5: 五両(ごりょう)  10: 十両(じゅうりょう)

No irregular sound changes occur with this counter.

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