数すう字じ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

digit; numeral; numeric character

Refers to a written numeric symbol such as 0, 1, ２, or 九. Common in instructions about forms, passwords, and notation.

パスワードには数すう字じを一ひとつ入いれて

ください

。

Please include one digit in the password.

この欄らんは数すう字じで記き入にゅうしてください。

Please fill in this field using numerals.

2

noun

number; figure; numerical value

Used for a number as data, a statistic, or a concrete figure, especially in business, reports, and explanations.

会かい議ぎの前まえに売うり上あげの数すう字じを確かく認にんした。
I checked the sales figures before the meeting.
具ぐ体たい的てきな数すう字じを示しめしてください。
Please show specific numbers.

3

noun

a few characters; several written characters

Rare use where 数 means 'several' and 字 means 'characters'; in modern everyday Japanese, 数字 is overwhelmingly understood as 'number' or 'digit.'

古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「数すう字じ」が「数すう個この文も字じ」という意い味みで使つかわれることがある。
In old writing, 数字 can be used to mean 'a few written characters.'

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に数すう字じを使つかうto use digits in ~ (e.g. a password)
パスワードには数すう字じを使つかってください。
Please use digits in your password.
数すう字じが伸のびるfor figures/numbers to grow (e.g. sales)
今こん月げつは売うり上あげの数すう字じが伸のびた。
This month's sales figures grew.
数すう字じを出だすto produce or present figures/results
会かい議ぎで具ぐ体たい的てきな数すう字じを出だす必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to present concrete figures at the meeting.
数すう字じに強つよい／弱よわいto be good/bad at handling numbers
彼かれは数すう字じに強つよいので経けい理りを任まかされている。
He's good with numbers, so he's in charge of accounting.
数すう字じで示しめすto indicate or express something in numbers
効こう果かを数すう字じで示しめすことが求もとめられている。
We're being asked to demonstrate the effect with numbers.

Expressions

獣けものの数すう字じnumber of the beast (666)

Kanji

数number, strength, fate
字character, letter, word

Related words

数すう値ちN1sense 2
数値 is used for a measured or calculated numerical value, especially in technical or data contexts, while 数字 is the everyday word for numbers or digits in general.
番ばん号ごうN5sense 2
番号 refers to an identifying number, such as a phone or seat number, whereas 数字 is the broader term for numerals or numerical figures.
数すう
数字 refers specifically to written numerals or digits, while 数 is the broader abstract concept of number or quantity.
ナンバーN2
数字 refers to the numeral or digit itself, whereas ナンバー refers to a number functioning as an identifier or quantity.

Don't confuse with· 5

桁けたN2sense 1
桁 means a digit's place or order of magnitude (like the tens or hundreds place), while 数字 means the digit or number itself.
数かずN4
数字 refers to a written numeral or digit, while 数 refers to the abstract quantity or amount itself, not its written symbol.
数すう次じ
数次 (すうじ, 'several times') and 数字 (すうじ, 'number/digit') are pronounced identically but have completely unrelated meanings.

Word family· 27

英えい数すう字じ
alphanumeric characters; letters and numbers
丸まる数すう字じ
circled number
数すう字じ句く
number token

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 数, meaning 'number' or 'several,' and 字, meaning 'character.' The common meaning is 'numeric character' or 'figure'; the rare 'a few characters' sense follows from the same components.

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数すう詞しN1
数字 refers to the actual digits or figures (1, 2, 3), while 数詞 refers to the grammatical words that express numbers (一, 二, ひとつ).
英えい数すう字じ
数字 means numerals only, whereas 英数字 includes both numerals and alphabetic letters.

数すう字じ根こん

digital root

数すう字じ譜ふ

numerical musical notation

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丸まる付つき数すう字じ
circled number; number enclosed in a circle
全ぜん角かく数すう字じ
full-width digit
半はん角かく数すう字じ
half-width digit
数すう字じ位い置ち
digit place; digit position
数すう字じ定てい数すう
numeric literal
数すう字じ表ひょう記き
number notation; numeric representation

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