数(かず)

かず
noun
number, amount
1. number, quantity, amount
A count or total of things.
数(かず)が多(おお)い。
There are many.
数(かず)が足(た)りない。
The number is insufficient.
人(ひと)の数(かず)を数(かぞ)える。
I count the number of people.
参加者(さんかしゃ)の数(かず)は百人(ひゃくにん)ぐらいだった。
The number of participants was about 100 people.
この店(みせ)は商品(しょうひん)の数(かず)が多(おお)くて、何(なに)を買(か)うか迷(まよ)ってしまう。
This store has so many products that I can't decide what to buy.

数(かず) means number, quantity, or amount - a count of things.

READINGS:

  • かず (kun'yomi): standalone or native compounds
  • すう (on'yomi): Sino-Japanese compounds like 数学(すうがく)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 数(かず)が多(おお)い: many in number
  • 数(かず)が少(すく)ない: few in number
  • 数(かず)を数(かぞ)える: to count the number
  • 〜の数(かず): number of ~
  • 数(かず)が足(た)りない: not enough in quantity

RELATED WORDS:

  • 数字(すうじ): numeral, digit
  • 数学(すうがく): mathematics
  • 数量(すうりょう): quantity
  • 回数(かいすう): number of times

NOTE:
数(かず) focuses on "how many" (quantity), while 数字(すうじ) refers to the written symbols (1, 2, 3...).

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Added 2026.1.10 17:42 · Revised 2026.2.12 8:55
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