Korean Classifiers using Native Numbers

General Classifier

개

Families, Households

가구

Countries

개국

Places

개소, 군데

Cases, Matters or Document

건

Corpse

구

Books

권

Trees or Shrubs

그루

Vehicles and Machinery

대

Buildings

동

Animals

마리

Sheets of paper, photos, stamps, etc.

매

People (Informal)

명

Bullets, Shells, Arrows, etc.

발

Steps

발짝

Shots fired from a weapon or explosives set, photos shot, farts, etc.

방

Glass (usually alcoholic)

배

Times a task is done

번

Items of clothing

벌

Copies of printed material

부

People (Honorific)

분

Years (Not used with honorifics)

살

Poems, Songs, and sometimes animals

수

Spoonfuls of food

술

Hour (length)

시간

Small round objects (like fruit or grains)

알

“Handful”

옴큼

Items with long handles (writing instruments, weapons, etc.)

자루

Thin flat objects (like paper, glass or steel)

장

“Pieces”

쪽

Houses, Buildings, Large objects, Furniture and Blankets

채

Boats and Ships

척

Times doing something, especially trips

탕

Grains

돌

Letters, Calls, Emails, Documents, etc.

통

Books and Other Literary Works

편