数 (かず) Japanese meaning

数 (かず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

数number, strength, fate

Related words· 7

数すう量りょうN1
数量 is a more formal, technical term for quantity or amount used in business and statistics, while 数 is the everyday word for a count or number.
本ほん数すう
数 is a general word for 'number' or 'amount', while 本数 specifically means the count of items counted with the counter 本, such as pencils or bottles.
件けん数すう
数 is the general word for 'number' or 'amount', while 件数 specifically counts discrete cases, incidents, or applications.
枚まい数すうN2
数 is a general word for 'number' or 'quantity', while 枚数 specifically counts flat, sheet-like items such as paper or tickets.

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番ばん号ごうN5
数 is a general term for quantity or amount, whereas 番号 specifically refers to an identifying number.
員いん数ずう
数 is the plain, everyday word for a number or quantity of anything, whereas 員数 is a formal term used in inventory or staffing contexts for a counted or required total.
個こ数すうN3
数 is a general, everyday word for number or count, whereas 個数 is more formal and typically used in business or inventory contexts.

Don't confuse with

数すう字じN3
数字 refers to a written numeral or digit, while 数 refers to the abstract quantity or amount itself, not its written symbol.

Word family· 26

数かず々かず
many; numerous; various
数かず少すくない
few in number; scarce; limited
口くち数かずN1
number of words spoken; talkativeness · number of dependents; number of mouths to feed · number of items; number of shares; number of applications

Written forms

数かずUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning a number or amount.
かずUsage2%
Hiragana spelling is understandable and used in simple, learner-facing, or child-facing writing, though the kanji 数 is the standard form.

Etymology

数 is the conventional kanji spelling for the native Japanese reading かず, meaning a number or count. The exact historical derivation of かず is not specified.

数かず

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Expressions· 14