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日数 (にっすう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日にっ数すう

also: ひかず

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

number of days

Refers to a count of days, such as the length of a period or the total days needed.

完かん成せいまでに必ひつ要ような日にっ数すうを見み積つもってください。
Please estimate the number of days needed to complete it.
旅りょ行こうの日にっ数すうは一いっ週しゅう間かんです。
The number of days for the trip is one week.

Written forms

日数Usage100%
- にっすう
  Standard kanji spelling with the common reading にっすう.
- ひかず
  Alternate reading ひかず is less common and may be encountered in older or literary contexts.
ひかず

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
数number, strength, fate

Etymology

Compound of 日 (day) and 数 (number). The reading にっすう is a standard on'yomi combination, while ひかず uses the kun'yomi for 日.