Illustration: At a Japanese kitchen table, a child counts a collection of identical small biscuits by moving them into tidy rows on a tray. One fingertip touches the next biscuit while the other hand marks progress with raised fingers. Several biscuits remain in a loose pile waiting to be counted.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

数かず

kazu

number, amount

Example sentences

  1. 観光客かんこうきゃくの数かずが増ふえた。

    Tourists have increased in number.

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  2. 私立大学しりつだいがくの数かずが増ふえた。

    The number of private colleges has increased.

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  3. 事故じこの数かずが増ふえた。

    Accidents have increased in number.

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Kanji in 数

  • 数number; strengthOnスウ・ス・サクKunかず・かぞえる・しばしば

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