数|すうsuu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- prefixseveral; a few; a number of
- noun, noun (suffix)number; quantity; amount
- nouncounting; calculation; figures; numbers
- nounnumber; numeral; figure
- noun, grammarnumber
- noundestiny; fate; outcome; course of events; trend
- SynonymナンバーNeutralA loanword for numbers used to identify things — codes, phone numbers, plates, as in 「ナンバープレート」; not number in the mathematical sense.
- Synonym数量すうりょうNeutralCount and amount together — works for physical goods or data, as in 「数量が多い」; more statistical in flavor than 「数」.
- Related量りょうNeutralThis entry is はか (「捗」, also 「量」): progress, no opposite of 「数」. The real contrast is 「量」 read りょう, often set against 「数」 as in 「数より量」, though not a strict antonym.
- Related数字すうじNeutralThe symbols or figures that represent numbers, or figures in statistics, as in 「数字で示す」; 「数」 is the number itself or the mathematical concept.
- Related数詞すうしWrittenA grammar term, mostly in written or formal prose, for the class of words that express number; it does not refer to numbers themselves.
「数」 read 「すう」 mostly works as a prefix meaning several, or in mathematical contexts; for everyday counting use 「数」 read 「かず」, for amount 「量」, for figures 「数字」. 「数量」 suits statistical counts and amounts, 「ナンバー」 ID numbers; 「数詞」 is the grammar term.
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