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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

字じ数すう

jisuu

number of characters

Example sentences

  1. それについて、決きめられた字数じすう以内いないに作文さくぶんを纏まとめる。

    Compile an essay on that topic within a fixed number of letters.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 全文ぜんぶん32行こうで、字数じすうは245字じである。

    The inscription includes a total of 32 lines, with a total of 245 characters.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 字数じすうは、表おもてに34字じ、裏うらに27字じ、表裏併ひょうりあわせて61字じある。

    The numbers of letters are 34 on the front side, and 27 on the back side, so 61 letters in total.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 字数

  • 字character; letterOnジKunあざ・あざな
  • 数number; strengthOnスウ・ス・サクKunかず・かぞえる・しばしば

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