How many? - *Hon, bon, pon!

**HONBONPON* is a fun Japanese counting song designed to help Japanese learners remember one of the trickiest parts of the language: **Japanese counters**.

In Japanese, the counter ** (hon)** is used for long, thin objects such as pens, umbrellas, pencils, straws, and bananas.

But there is a fun challenge!

1 ippon
2 nihon
3 sanbon
4 yonhon
5 gohon
6 roppon
7 nanahon
8 happon
9 kyūhon
10 juppon

Although the counter is written with the same character, , its pronunciation changes:

**HON BON PON!**

Instead of trying to memorize complicated pronunciation rules, sing along with the rhythm and let your ears remember the sounds.

**HON! BON! PON!**

A simple and catchy Japanese learning song for children, adults, beginners, and anyone around the world learning Japanese.

**Listen. Sing. Count. Learn Japanese!**