(もじすう)

もじすう
noun
character count; number of characters
language
1. character count; number of characters
The number of characters—kanji, kana, letters, and so on—in a piece of text. Most often used when there is a length limit, as in forms, essays, social media posts, and documents.
文字数(もじすう)(かぞ)える
to count the number of characters.
The report has a character limit.
Tweets have a limited character count, so I summarized what I wanted to say briefly.

Combines 文字(もじ) (character, letter) + (すう) (number, count). Refers to how many characters a piece of text contains, usually in the context of a length limit.

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