数 Kanji – number
The Japanese kanji 数 can mean number, strength, fate, law, figures.
Meaning and Readings
How is 数 read?
数 has the onyomi readings スウ, ス, サク, ソク, シュ and the kunyomi readings かず, かぞえる, しばしば, せめる, わずらわしい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as suu, su, saku, soku, shu, kazu, kazoeru, shibashiba, semeru, wazurawashii.
Common Japanese Words Using 数
These common Japanese words contain 数. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 員数（いんずう） — (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 英数字（えいすうじ） — alphanumeric character, letters (of the English alphabet) and numbers
- 過半数（かはんすう） — majority
- 画数（かくすう） — stroke count (of a kanji)
- 回数（かいすう） — number of times, frequency, count
- 回数券（かいすうけん） — coupon tickets, discount tickets, book of tickets
- 奇数（きすう） — odd number
- 偶数（ぐうすう） — even number
- 件数（けんすう） — number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
- 戸数（こすう） — number of houses, number of households