96 THE NUMERAL.
shape when following that word. The chief auxiliary numerals are :
(ichi-bu, ni, etc.-) bu, " a class ; " for copies of a book.
(it-did, ni-)chOj "a handle;" for things with
handles, such as muskets, jin- rikishas, and many kinds of tools.
(ip-pukji, vi-)fiikH, various meanings; for scrolls, sips of tea and whiffs of tobacco.
(ichi-dai, ni-^dai, " a stand ; " for carriages and jinrikishas.
(ip-pai, ni-)hai t " a wine-cup ; " for cupfuls and
glassfuls of any liquid.
(ip-piki, )ii-)h iki, "a fellow;" for most living creatures, excepting human beings and birds ; also for certain quanti- ties of cloth and sums of money.
(ip-pon, ni-)Jiou, " a stem ; " for cylindrical things,
such as sticks, trees, fans, news- papers rolled up to be posted, etc.
(ichi-jo, ni-)jo, " a mat ; " for mats.
(ik-ka, ni-)kct, "the culm of the bamboo ;" for
a few things that have no other auxiliary numeral specially ap- propriated to them, especially for times and places.
(ik-ken, ni-)ken, " eaves ; " for buildings generally.
(ik-kyaku, ni-)kyakH, " a leg; " for chairs and tables.
(ik-ko, ni-)ko, the same as ka, but less used.
