数字|すうじsuuji[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounnumeral; digit; numeric character
    Write the amount on the check in letters as well as figures.
  2. nounfigure; number
    数字すうじは天文学的てんもんがくてきなものだろう。↗
    The figure will be astronomical.
  3. nouna few characters
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymディジットWrittenA loanword for a single digit from 0 to 9, used mainly in computing; not used in everyday speech. Written/formal prose.
  • RelatedナンバーNeutralRefers to numbers or ID numbers, such as license plates, jersey numbers, or track numbers; 「数字」 refers to symbols for numbers or statistical figures. Neutral.
  • Related数詞すうしWrittenA grammar term for the class of words expressing quantity or order, e.g. 「一つ」「三番目」. Unlike 「数字」, it is not a written symbol. Written/formal prose.

Use 「数字」 for symbols representing numbers and for figures in statistics. For numbers used as identifiers — license plates, jersey numbers, track numbers — say 「ナンバー」. The grammar term for number words is 「数詞」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 数すうを表あらわす文字もじ、記号きごう。
  2. 記録きろくされた数値すうち。
  3. (放送業ほうそうぎょう界かい)高たかい視聴率しちょうりつ。またそれを達成たっせいできる能力のうりょく。
  4. 計算けいさんまたは数字すうじを扱あつかう操作そうさ。
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