Would the same counter be used to order a slice of pizza and a whole one?

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When I order a pizza, would I use ichimai 一枚 to order a slice or the whole thing? Thank you.

broken laptop · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-20 15:43:36Z

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As for pizza, 枚 always stands for a whole round pizza. Each cut slice is counted with 切【き】れ (一【ひと】切れ, 二【ふた】切れ...).

(top: ピザ一枚, bottom: ピザ一切れ)

answered Sep 20 '19 at 15:20

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I see, one cut. – Jack Bosma Sep 20 '19 at 15:21
But what if your pizza gets cut into ten slices or more? – Angelos Sep 27 '19 at 19:56
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@AeonAkechi, it's still "one slice of pizza" in English, no matter how many total slices there are. Same in Japanese, it's still ピザ一切れ no matter how many total 切れ there are from the whole ピザ一枚. – Eiríkr Útlendi Sep 27 '19 at 21:50
@AeonAkechi Was your question about wago or kango numerals are used? Actually, we usually switch to kango past 4... – broken laptop Oct 12 '20 at 19:28

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