1.
number of votes; vote count
The total count of votes cast in an election, poll, or vote.
票数を数える。
To count the votes.
両方の候補者の票数は僅差だった。
The vote counts for both candidates were very close.
開票作業が進むにつれて、各候補者の票数の差が明らかになってきた。
As the vote counting progressed, the difference in vote counts between the candidates became clear.
A compound of 票 (vote, ballot) and 数 (number, count). Used in contexts involving elections, polls, referendums, and any formal voting process.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 票数を数える: to count votes
- 票数が伸びる: vote count increases
- 票数の差: the difference in votes
- 総票数: total number of votes
- 有効票数: number of valid votes
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 得票: votes received — focuses on the votes obtained by a specific candidate
- 投票率: voter turnout rate — the percentage of eligible voters who actually voted
- 開票: ballot counting — the process of opening and counting ballots