数(すう)

すう

noun

number, figure

See also: 数(かず) (kun'yomi reading)

1. number, figure, quantity

A mathematical value; a count or amount.

参加者(さんかしゃ)の数(すう)が増(ふ)えた。

The number of participants increased.

数(すう)を数(かぞ)える。

To count the numbers.

偶数(ぐうすう)と奇数(きすう)に分(わ)ける。

Divide into even and odd numbers.

数(すう) is used both independently and as a component in compounds.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

数(すう)が増(ふ)える/減(へ)る (number increases/decreases)
数(すう)を数(かぞ)える (to count numbers)
数(すう)十(じゅう) (tens, dozens)
数(すう)百(ひゃく) (hundreds)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

人数(にんずう) (number of people)
数字(すうじ) (numeral, digit)
数学(すうがく) (mathematics)
偶数(ぐうすう) (even number)
奇数(きすう) (odd number)
多数(たすう) (large number, majority)
少数(しょうすう) (small number, minority)

READING NOTE:
数(すう) is the on'yomi reading used in compounds. The kun'yomi is 数(かず).

Related Words

Related: 数字(すうじ) (numeral)

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Added 2026.1.12 15:37 · Revised 2026.5.25 23:16

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