すう

Number, figure, count

N3noun·suu

How to remember it

数える (kazoeru, to count) shares 数 — counting yields a number.

Example sentences

  • 数を数えてください。

    かずをかぞえてください。

    Please count the numbers.

  • 参加者の数が増えた。

    さんかしゃのかずがふえた。

    The number of participants increased.

Usage

Read すう in compounds (数学), かず standalone; very common count noun.

Related words

数字数える多数少数

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