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死亡数 (shibousuu) Japanese meaning: number of deaths | Kotomora

死し亡ぼう数すう

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Meanings

1

number of deaths; death toll

A straightforward compound noun used in statistics, news reports, and formal contexts.

今年ことしの交こう通つう事じ故こによる死し亡ぼう数すうは減げん少しょうした。

Kanji

死death, die
亡deceased, the late, dying
数number, strength, fate

Related words

死し者しゃ数すう
死者数 also means 'number of deaths' but focuses on the count of dead people, while 死亡数 is slightly more formal and often used in statistical contexts.

Built from

The number of deaths from traffic accidents decreased this year.

死し亡ぼう

Etymology

Compound of 死亡 (death) and 数 (number).