JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 数: "number, strength, fate"
The kanji 数 means "number, strength, fate, law, figures". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read スウ, ス, サク, ソク, シュ in on'yomi and かず, かぞ.える, しばしば, せ.める, わずらわ.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スウスサクソクシュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かずかぞ.えるしばしばせ.めるわずらわ.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | number, strength, fate, law, figures |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 148 of 2,501 |
Common words with 数
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 数number; amount
- 数several; a few; a number of · number; quantity; amount
- 数日quelques jours
- 人数the number of people · many people; a large number of people
- 複数plural; multiple · plural (number)
- 数えるto count; to enumerate
- 数字numeral; digit; numeric character · figure; number
- 数々de nombreux, divers, multiples
- 多数large number (of); many · majority
- 数年plusieurs années, quelques années
- 無数innumerable; countless; numberless
- 数人plusieurs personnes, quelques personnes
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