In Korean, there are a lot of numeral classifiers. They are used along with cardinal numerals to count things. The classifier follow the numeral: 책 5 권 "5 (volumes of) books"
명 - classifier for human beings
마리 - classifier for animals
권 - classifier for books
문 - classifier for weapons
살 - classifier for age
정 - classifier for oblong objects, such as candles, oars etc.
채 - classifier for houses
척 - classifier for ships
톨 - classifier for nuts
개 - universal classifier for any object
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