(さっすう)

さっすう
noun
number of books; number of volumes
1. number of books; number of volumes
The count of books or bound volumes — for example, how many books a library lends or a person owns.
()りられる冊数(さっすう)には制限(せいげん)がある。
There is a limit on the number of books you can borrow.
蔵書(ぞうしょ)冊数(さっすう)(かぞ)えた。
I counted the number of volumes in the collection.
この図書館(としょかん)では、一人(ひとり)十冊(じゅっさつ)までという冊数(さっすう)制限(せいげん)がある。
At this library, there is a limit of ten books per person.

Combines (さつ) (the counter for books) with (すう) (number). Refers to how many volumes there are, not their content.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 冊数(さっすう)制限(せいげん): a limit on the number of books
  • 貸出(かしだし)冊数(さっすう): number of books lent out
  • 冊数(さっすう)(かぞ)える: to count the number of volumes