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Kanji Information Sheet for 数 (
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English: number strength fate law figures | On-Yomi: スウ ス サク ソク シュ | Kun-Yomi: かず かぞ.える しばしば せ.める わずらわ.しい じゅ |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
Henshall Mnemonic: woman counts number of rice grains by hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #148 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #148 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 数 [かず]
(n,n-suf) number; figure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 数 [すう]
(n,n-suf) number; figure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 数える [かぞえる]
(v1) to count [K] [D] [Jisho] - 数字 [すうじ]
(n) numeral; figure [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 小数 [しょうすう]
(n) fraction (part of); decimal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 過半数 [かはんすう]
(n) majority [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点数 [てんすう]
(n) marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無数 [むすう]
(adj-na,n) countless number; infinite number [K] [D] [Jisho] - 御数 [おかず]
(n) (uk) side dish; accompaniment for rice dishes [K] [D] [Jisho] - 回数 [かいすう]
(n) number of times; frequency [K] [D] [Jisho] - 回数券 [かいすうけん]
(n) book of tickets [K] [D] [Jisho] - 分数 [ぶんすう]
(n) fraction (in math) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 単数 [たんすう]
(n) singular (number) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 算数 [さんすう]
(n) arithmetic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 複数 [ふくすう]
(n) plural; multiple [K] [D] [Jisho] - 整数 [せいすう]
(n) integer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 偶数 [ぐうすう]
(n) even number [K] [D] [Jisho] - 枚数 [まいすう]
(n) the number of flat things [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 少数 [しょうすう]
(n) minority; few [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手数 [てすう]
(n) trouble; labor; handling [K] [D] [Jisho] - 奇数 [きすう]
(n) odd number [K] [D] [Jisho] - 多数決 [たすうけつ]
(n) majority rule [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 数量 [すうりょう]
(n) quantity; volume [K] [D] [Jisho] - 少数意見 [しょうすういけん]
(n) minority opinion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 度数 [どすう]
(n) frequency [K] [D] [Jisho] - 未知数 [みちすう]
(n) unknown number [K] [D] [Jisho] - 指数 [しすう]
(n) index; index number; exponent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 総数 [そうすう]
(n) total (number) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 周波数 [しゅうはすう]
(n) frequency (of waves) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 小数点 [しょうすうてん]
(n) decimal point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 実数 [じっすう]
(n) real number [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手数料 [てすうりょう]
(n) handling charge; commission [K] [D] [Jisho] - 物価指数 [ぶっかしすう]
a price index [K] [D] [Jisho] - 同数 [どうすう]
(n) same number [K] [D] [Jisho] - 戸数 [こすう]
(n) number of households (houses) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 年数 [ねんすう]
(n) number of years [K] [D] [Jisho] - 部数 [ぶすう]
(n) no. of copies; circulation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 多数 [たすう]
(n-adv,n) countless; great number; majority [K] [D] [Jisho] - 大多数 [だいたすう]
(adj-no,n) great majority [K] [D] [Jisho] - 本数 [ほんすう]
(n) number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定数 [ていすう]
(n) constant [K] [D] [Jisho] - 件数 [けんすう]
(n) number (of things) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 打数 [だすう]
(n) times at bat (baseball) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 数々 [かずかず]
(n-adv,n) many [K] [D] [Jisho] - 人数 [にんずう]
(n) the number of people [K] [D] [Jisho] - 口数 [くちかず]
(n) number of dependents (words, shares, accounts) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 半数 [はんすう]
(n) half the number [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.