偶数(ぐうすう)

ぐうすう
noun
even number
number
1. even number
A number that is divisible by 2 with no remainder (2, 4, 6, 8, etc.).
2、4、6、8は偶数(ぐうすう)です。
2, 4, 6, 8 are even numbers.
偶数(ぐうすう)の日(ひ)だけゴミを出(だ)せる。
Garbage can only be put out on even-numbered days.
I wrote a program to determine if a number is even or odd.

偶数(ぐうすう) is a mathematical term for even numbers.

Opposite

Mathematical terms

Practical usage

  • 偶数(ぐうすう)月(づき) (even-numbered months)
  • 偶数(ぐうすう)日(び) (even-numbered days), as in the garbage-day example above

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