1.
number of pages; page count; total pages
The total count of pages in a book, document, report, thesis, or printed material. Used when referring to the length or volume of written content, often in contexts like publishing, academic writing, printing, and office work.
Compound of the loanword ページ ('page') and the suffix 〜数 ('number of; count of'), which attaches productively to many nouns to mean 'number of X': 人数 ('number of people'), 回数 ('number of times'), 件数 ('number of cases'), and so on.
Usage
- Refers to a count, not to individual page numbers. For 'page number' (e.g., 'page 12'), use ページ番号 or simply specify the page with "○○ページ".
- Frequently appears with verbs of quantity: 多い ('large'), 少ない ('few'), 足りる / 足りない ('enough / not enough'), 超える ('to exceed'), 制限する ('to limit').
- Very common in academic, publishing, and office contexts.
Common collocations
- ページ数が多い: to have many pages
- ページ数が少ない: to have few pages
- ページ数を数える: to count the number of pages
- ページ数制限: page limit
- 総ページ数: total number of pages
- ページ数が増える: the page count grows
Similar words
- ページ番号: page number — the numeric label on a specific page, not the total count.
- 文字数: character count — another measure of document length, tied to characters rather than pages.
- 枚数: number of sheets — used for loose paper, documents, or tickets, not for bound pages.
- 分量: amount; volume — a more general word for the overall size or quantity of content.