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Kanji Detail for 数 - "number, fate, to count"

数

  • Meaning

    数 means "number, fate, to count."

    1. Number - A quantity or amount.

    2. Count - To enumerate; to calculate.

    3. Fate - Destiny; what is predetermined.

    4. Several - More than two but not many.

  • Words using 数

    • 多数 たすう Listen large number (of); many; majority
    • 定数 ていすう Listen fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant
    • 数字 すうじ Listen numeral; digit; numeric character
    • 少数 しょうすう Listen small number; few; minority
    • 複数 ふくすう Listen plural; multiple; plural (number)
    • 半数 はんすう Listen half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.)
    • 過半数 かはんすう Listen majority
    • 回数 かいすう Listen number of times; frequency; count

  • Four-character idioms with 数

    • 権謀術数 けんぼうじゅっすう Listen trickery; wiles; finesse
    • 少数精鋭 しょうすうせいえい Listen elect (select) few

  • Tattoo check: 数

    • Verified meaning: number, fate, to count
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かず, かずこ, かずじ, かずとも)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 数

    Given names 数(かず)Listen

    Surnames 数(かずこ)Listen 数(かずじ)Listen 数(かずとも)Listen 数(かずのり)Listen 数(かずゆき)Listen 数(すう)Listen 数(すさき)Listen 数(すざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    number; strength; fate; law; figures

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    number; several, count; fate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    count, number, several

  • Onyomi

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    saku(サク) サク

    shu(シュ) シュ

    soku(ソク) ソク

    su(ス) ス

    suu(スウ) スウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kazo.eru(かぞ-える) かぞ-える

    kazu(かず) かず

    se.meru(せ-める) せ-める

    shibashiba(しばしば) しばしば

    wazurawa.shii(わずら-わしい) わずら-わしい

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    number to count fate detailed frequently include plot reprimand several amount quantity arithmetic calculate computation destiny digit enumerate estimate figure fortune many measure numeral reckoning score statistic sum

Sentences including 数

  • He is ahead of us in mathematics.

  • Seven is said to be a lucky number.

  • I repeated the word several times for her.

  • You could count to ten when you were two.

  • Akira went out for a few minutes.

  • He has visited europe several times.

  • I have been here several times this year.

  • There will be a math test tomorrow.

  • Both he and i were able to solve the math problem.

  • They were for the most part young people.

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