How to say pair in Japanese

JLPTN3
対☆【ついtsui】

noun:

  • pair; couple; set
  • antithesis ➜ 対句

counter:

  • counter for items that come in pairs
  • counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

Example Sentences

でもdemo、おo箸hashi、一膳しかshikaないnaiのno。どうしようdoushiyou・・・。
But there's only one pair of chopsticks. What shall we do?
良家ryouke出身shusshinのnoエリートERIITO検事kenjiとto今どきimadokiのno女子高生joshikouseiとtoいうiu、アンバランスなANBARANSUna男女danjoのno間maにni繰り広げられるkurihirogerareru愛aiのno物語monogatari。
A love story that unfolds between an unlikely pair, a public prosecutor from a good family and a modern high school girl.
友達tomodachiからkara切符kippuがga２枚mai手に入ったshunihaittaんだnda。
I came into a pair of tickets from a friend.
母hahaはha、母haha自身jishinでde作ったtsukutta手袋tebukuroをwoくれましたkuremashita。
My mother gave me a pair of gloves of her own making.
父chichiはha私watashiにni一組のno手袋tebukuroをwo買ってkatteくれましたkuremashita。
Father bought me a pair of gloves.

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