A word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts, such as counting, that indicates the semantic class to which an item belongs. For example, hon is used in Japanese in counting long, slender objects such as sticks or pencils.

• 量词在特定的上下文中用于某些语言的词汇或词素，如在计数时，指明一个物品所属的语义类别。例如，hon在日语中用来计数细长物体（如木棍或铅笔）