丁ちょう数すう

noun

number of leaves; number of sheets

Used especially for counting leaves (double-sided pages) in traditional Japanese-style bound books, but can also refer to sheets in general.

• この和わ綴とじ本ぼんの丁ちょう数すうは五ご十じっ丁ちょうです。

  This Japanese-bound book has fifty leaves.

• 印いん刷さつ所しょに丁ちょう数すうを伝つたえてください。

  Please tell the printer the number of sheets.

noun

even number

Rare or specialized use; the more common word for 'even number' is 偶数 (ぐうすう).

See also: 偶数

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、丁ちょう数すうが偶ぐう数すうを意い味みすることがある。

  In old documents, 丁数 can mean an even number.