1.
to count, to enumerate
To determine the number of something.
数を数える。
To count the number.
指で数える。
To count on one's fingers.
数え切れない。
Too many to count.
数える is an ichidan verb meaning 'to count' or 'to enumerate.'
CONJUGATION:
- 数えます (polite)
- 数えない (negative)
- 数えて (te-form)
- 数えられる (potential)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 数え切れない: countless, too many to count
- 指折り数える: count on fingers (eagerly await)
- 日を数える: count the days
- 人数を数える: count the number of people
RELATED TERMS:
- 数: number (noun)
- 数字: numeral, digit
- 計算する: to calculate
NOTE:
The kanji 数 appears in both the noun 数 (number) and the verb 数える (to count).