数すう量りょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

quantity; amount; volume

Refers to a measurable number or amount, often in inventory, orders, statistics, production, or other business and technical contexts. The gloss “volume” means volume as an amount of goods, work, or transactions, not necessarily physical cubic volume.

注ちゅう文もんする

数すう

量りょう

を

入にゅう

力りょく

し

て

ください

。

Please enter the quantity you want to order.

出しゅっ荷か前まえに商しょう品ひんの数すう量りょうを確かく認にんした。

We checked the quantity of the products before shipping.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の数すう量りょうを確かく認にんするto check the quantity of something
出しゅっ荷か前まえに商しょう品ひんの数すう量りょうを確かく認にんした。
We checked the quantity of the goods before shipping.
数すう量りょうが多おおい／少すくないthe quantity is large/small
今こん月げつの注ちゅう文もんは数すう量りょうが少すくない。
This month's order quantity is small.
〈物もの〉の数すう量りょうを指し定ていするto specify the quantity of something
注ちゅう文もん書しょに数すう量りょうを指し定ていしてください。
Please specify the quantity on the order form.

Kanji

数number, strength, fate
量quantity, measure, weight

Related words

量りょうN4
量 is the broad, everyday word for amount or volume, while 数量 is the more formal, business/technical term specifying a measurable, countable quantity.
数かずN4
数 simply means a number or count, whereas 数量 sounds more formal and is typically used for quantities in orders, records, or statistics.
分ぶん量りょうN2
分量 usually refers to an allotted or recipe-like amount, such as ingredient portions, while 数量 is a more general, businesslike term for quantity.
個こ数すうN3
数量 covers both countable and uncountable amounts, while 個数 specifically counts discrete items.

Opposites

質しつN3
質 means quality, contrasted with 数量 (quantity) in expressions like 「数量より質」 (quality over quantity).

Word family· 7

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound: 数 means “number” or “count,” and 量 means “amount” or “measure.” Together they refer to a measured quantity or amount.

数すう量りょう限げん定てい

limited quantity; limited stock

数すう量りょう化か理り論ろん

quantification theory

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貨か幣へい数すう量りょう説せつ
quantity theory of money
輸ゆ入にゅう数すう量りょう規き制せい
import quota