物ものの数かず

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Meanings

something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic

Almost always used in negative constructions like 物の数ではない or 物の数にも入らない, meaning something is not worth considering, not a real factor, or not a problem.

彼かれの反はん対たいなんて物ものの数かずではない。
His opposition is nothing to worry about.
この程てい度どのミスは物ものの数かずにも入はいらない。
A mistake of this level doesn't even count.

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Kanji

物thing, object, matter
数number, strength, fate

Related words

問もん題だいにならない
物の数ではない is more idiomatic and emphatic, often implying something is so insignificant it's not even worth counting.
取とるに足たらない
取るに足らない means 'trivial' or 'insignificant', while 物の数ではない specifically means 'not worth counting as a factor'.

Built from

物ものの+数かず

Written forms

物ものの数かずUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
ものの数かず
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the expression is used in its negative form.

Etymology

Literally 'the number of things'. The phrase 物の数ではない (not the number of things) evolved to mean something is so insignificant it doesn't even count as a thing.