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Kyōiku Kanji

枚 — counter for flat objects / sheet

Grade 6まい

枚 (readings: まい; Japanese kanji) means “counter for flat objects / sheet”. It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 一枚 (one sheet).

What does 枚 mean?

Kanji
Meaningcounter for flat objects / sheet
Readingsまい
GradeGrade 6 (Hardest)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school

How to read 枚

枚 is read まい depending on the word.

Example words with 枚

Example一枚 (one sheet)
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Updated: 2026-07-14