数かず々かず

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb

Used as a noun, no-adjective, or adverb to describe a large number or variety of things. Often appears in formal or written contexts, but also common in speech.

Usage patterns

数々かずかずの〈物もの〉〉numerous ~ (attributive)
彼かれは数かず々かずの賞しょうを受じゅ賞しょうしてきた。
He has won numerous awards.
数々かずかずの〈事こと〉を経験けいけんするto go through many (notable) experiences
留りゅう学がく中ちゅう、数かず々かずの苦く労ろうを経けい験けんした。
During my time studying abroad, I went through many hardships.
〈物も〉の数々〉のかずかずthe many ~ (things), listing them as a set
彼かの女じょは思おもい出での数かず々かずを大たい切せつに語かたった。
She fondly spoke of her many memories.

Kanji

数number, strength, fate

Related words

たくさんN5
たくさん is the casual, everyday word for 'a lot', while 数々 is more formal and often implies a notable series or variety of items.
いろいろN5
色々 stresses variety ('various kinds'), while 数々 stresses a large quantity, often of noteworthy things.
多た数すうN3
多数 is a more numerical, statistical way to say 'a large number', while 数々 has a literary, list-like feel emphasizing memorable instances.
幾いく多たN1
幾多 and 数々 both mean 'many' in a literary tone, but 数々 is slightly less formal and pairs with a broader range of nouns.
数かず多おおく
数々 highlights the variety among many things (e.g. numerous different achievements), while 数多く simply stresses the sheer quantity.

Opposites

少しょう数すうN3
少数 means a small number or minority, the opposite of the abundance expressed by 数々.

Written forms

数かず々かずUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
かずかずUsage3%
数かず数かず
Uncommon repetition kanji variant; rarely used in modern writing.

Etymology

Reduplication of 数 (kazu, 'number'), yielding a plural or emphatic sense of 'many numbers'.