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数字 (すうじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

数すう字じ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

digit; numeral; numeric character

Refers to a written numeric symbol such as 0, 1, ２, or 九. Common in instructions about forms, passwords, and notation.

パスワードには数すう字じを一ひとつ入いれてください。
Please include one digit in the password.
この欄らんは数すう字じで記き

入にゅう

し

て

ください

。

Please fill in this field using numerals.

2

noun

number; figure; numerical value

Used for a number as data, a statistic, or a concrete figure, especially in business, reports, and explanations.

会かい議ぎの前まえに売うり上あげの数すう字じを確かく認にんした。
I checked the sales figures before the meeting.
具ぐ体たい的てきな数すう字じを示しめしてください。
Please show specific numbers.

3

noun

a few characters; several written characters

Rare use where 数 means 'several' and 字 means 'characters'; in modern everyday Japanese, 数字 is overwhelmingly understood as 'number' or 'digit.'

古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「数すう字じ」が「数すう個この文も字じ」という意い味みで使つかわれることがある。
In old writing, 数字 can be used to mean 'a few written characters.'

Kanji

数number, strength, fate
字character, letter, word

Similar words

番ばん号ごう
番号 is an identifying number assigned to something, such as a phone number, seat number, or ID number; 数字 is broader and can mean digits or numerical figures.
数すう値ち
数値 means a numerical value, often in technical, scientific, or data-oriented contexts; 数字 is more general and is common in everyday speech.
桁けた
桁 refers to a digit place, digit count, or order of magnitude, while 数字 refers to the digit itself or to numbers and figures generally.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 数, meaning 'number' or 'several,' and 字, meaning 'character.' The common meaning is 'numeric character' or 'figure'; the rare 'a few characters' sense follows from the same components.