数え切れない・数えきれない|かぞえきれないkazoekirenai

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Which spelling to use
数え切れない数え切れない is the more common spelling and the recommended choice for beginners; its mixed kanji-and-kana form is the spelling you will most often encounter.
数えきれない数えきれない is a less common mixed kanji-and-kana spelling of 数え切れない; recognize it when encountered, but beginners should normally choose 数え切れない.
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivecountless; incalculable
    空そらには数え切かぞえきれないほど星ほしが出でている。↗
    There are more stars in the sky than I can count.
Conjugation
Plain form数え切れない(かぞえきれない)
Polite (desu)数え切れないです(かぞえきれないです)
Negative (kunai)数え切れなくない(かぞえきれなくない)
polite (ku arimasen)数え切れなくありません(かぞえきれなくありません)
Past (katta)数え切れなかった(かぞえきれなかった)
polite (katta desu)数え切れなかったです(かぞえきれなかったです)
Past negative (kunakatta)数え切れなくなかった(かぞえきれなくなかった)
polite (ku arimasen deshita)数え切れなくありませんでした(かぞえきれなくありませんでした)
Te form (kute)数え切れなくて(かぞえきれなくて)
Adverbial (ku)数え切れなく(かぞえきれなく)
Conditional (kereba)数え切れなければ(かぞえきれなければ)
kattara数え切れなかったら(かぞえきれなかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 1.
    Synonym計り知れないはかりしれないWrittenWritten/formal prose; unfathomable or immeasurable, said mostly of degree or impact, whereas 「数え切れない」 is about quantity.
  • 2.
    SynonymおびただしいWrittenWritten/formal prose; extremely numerous, and can also mean excessive in degree; often seen in 「おびただしい数」.
  • 3.
    Synonym数知れないかずしれないWrittenWritten/formal prose; synonymous with 「数え切れない」, for amounts so large you cannot tell how many there are.
  • 4.
    AntonymわずかNeutralOnly a little, very few; the direct opposite of 「数え切れない」.
  • 5.
    Antonym数えられるNeutralCountable — few enough to count; the direct opposite of 「数え切れない」.

Default to 「数え切れない」 for amounts too many to count. 「数知れない」 is its written/formal equivalent, and 「夥しい」 is written prose for sheer numbers. For degree or impact beyond measure, use 「計り知れない」. Opposites: 「数えられる」, 「僅か」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 数量すうりょうが多おおくて数かぞえることができない。
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