数

See also: 數

数	U+6570, 数 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6570

← 敯
[U+656F]

CJK Unified Ideographs

敱 →
[U+6571]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order

Japanese	数
Simplified	数
Traditional	數

Chinese[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Unorthodox variant of 數, attested since Ming dynasty. Simplified from 數 (婁 → 娄).

Definitions[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of 数 – see 數 (“to count; to enumerate; to be reckoned as; etc.”). (This character, 数, is the simplified and variant form of 數.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

References[edit]

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01739-001#34

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai	数
Kyūjitai	數

Kanji[edit]

数

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 數)

Readings[edit]

Go-on: しゅ (shu)^{←しゆ (syu, historical)}; そく (soku)
Kan-on: す (su, Jōyō ^†); さく (saku); しょく (shoku)^{←しよく (syoku, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: すう (sū, Jōyō)
Kun: かぞえる (kazoeru, 数える, Jōyō)^{←かぞへる (kazoferu, 数へる, historical)}; かず (kazu, 数, Jōyō); せめる (semeru, 数める); しばしば (shibashiba, 数)

Compounds[edit]

数(じゅ)珠(ず) (juzu), 数(ず)珠(ず) (zuzu), 数(じゅ)珠(じゅ) (juju)
数(す)奇(き)屋(や) (sukiya)

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
数
かず Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
數 (kyūjitai)

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “From Old Japanese”

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) かず [káꜜzù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠zɨᵝ]

Noun[edit]

数(かず) • (kazu)

number; amount
人(ひと)の数(かず)
hito no kazu
number of people

夜(よ)空(ぞら)の星(ほし)の数(かず)
yozora no hoshi no kazu
the number of stars in the night sky

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
数
すう Grade: 2
kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
數 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 數 (MC ʃɨoX, ʃɨoH).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) すう [súꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨᵝː]

Noun[edit]

数(すう) • (sū)

(mathematics) number

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

数(すう)学(がく) (sūgaku, “mathematics”)
数(すう)字(じ) (sūji)
数(すう)式(しき) (sūshiki)
数(すう)値(ち) (sūchi)
数(すう)的(てき) (sūteki)
数(すう)独(どく) (sūdoku, “sudoku”)
数(すう)量(りょう) (sūryō)
奇(き)数(すう) (kisū)
偶(ぐう)数(すう) (gūsū)
件(けん)数(すう) (kensū)
軒(けん)数(すう) (kensū)
口(こう)数(すう) (kōsū)
算(さん)数(すう) (sansū)
実(じっ)数(すう) (jissū, “real number”)
除(じょ)数(すう) (josū)
乗(じょう)数(すう) (jōsū)
整(せい)数(すう) (seisū, “integer”)
多(た)数(すう) (tasū)
対(たい)数(すう) (taisū, “logarithm”)
丁(ちょう)数(すう) (chōsū)
坪(つぼ)数(すう) (tsubosū)
定(てい)数(すう) (teisū, “constant”)
人(にん)数(ずう) (ninzū), 人(にん)数(ず) (ninzu)
年(ねん)数(すう) (nensū)
端(は)数(すう) (hasū)
複(ふく)数(すう), 復(ふく)数(すう) (fukusū)
変(へん)数(すう) (hensū, “variable”)
枚(まい)数(すう) (maisū)
自(し)然(ぜん)数(すう) (shizensū, “natural number”)
助(じょ)数(すう)詞(し) (josūshi, “counter word”)
複(ふく)素(そ)数(すう) (fukusosū, “complex number”)

Prefix[edit]

数(すう) • (sū-)

several
数(すう)百(ひゃく)人(にん)
sūhyakunin
several hundred people

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term
数
しばしば Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
數 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 数 – see the following entry.

【しばしば】

[adverb] (literary) often, frequently, repeatedly, again and again, every so often

Alternative spellings
屡, 屡々, 数々

(This term, 数, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

数 (eumhun 셀 수 (sel su))

Alternative form of 數 (“Hanja form^? of 수 (“number”).”)

References[edit]

Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005). [1]

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

数: Hán Việt readings: số^[1]^[2]
数: Nôm readings: số^[1]^[2], sổ^[1]^[2], sộ^[1]^[2], sỗ^[2], xọ^[2]

Alternative form of 數

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Trần (2004).

[SMK2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

[tdcntd-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Trần (2004).

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Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

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