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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.
文字数を数える。
to count the number of characters.
レポートには文字数の制限がある。
The report has a character limit.
ツイートは文字数が限られているので、言いたいことを短くまとめた。
Tweets have a limited character count, so I summarized what I wanted to say briefly.
Combines 文字 (character, letter) + 数 (number, count). Refers to how many characters a piece of text contains, usually in the context of a length limit.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 文字数を数える: to count the characters
- 文字数制限: character limit
- 文字数が多い: to have many characters (be long)
- 文字数をオーバーする: to exceed the character count