数すう刻こく

noun

several hours; a few hours

Formal or literary term for a period of several hours. In everyday speech, 数時間 is more common.

See also: 数時間

• 会かい議ぎは数すう刻こくに及およんだ。

  The meeting lasted for several hours.

• 数すう刻こくの後のち、彼かれはようやく戻もどってきた。

  After a few hours, he finally returned.