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ほう
1. [ctr]
▶ counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)



History:
2. A 2023-11-27 11:07:15  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-counters-list/ - "包 (ほう) This one is used to count something that's wrapped, but the only common usage is counting granulated medicine wrapped in folding paper or a paper bag. This can be any medicine that's powdered or granulated, and an entire bag is 1包.
Counts: bags of granulated or powdered medicine"
  Comments:
I think I'll cut it back to just the one the Tofugu site mentions.
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&ctr;</pos>
@@ -13 +12,0 @@
-<gloss>counter for absorbents or spaghetti</gloss>
1. A* 2023-11-14 06:24:17 
  Refs:
sankoku, smk
  Comments:
going from absorbents to spaghetti is kind of a curveball, but that's what smk says

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