数（かず）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: number/quantity
Example sentences
- 参加者の数を数える。 — I count the number of participants.
- この町は店の数が多い。 — This town has a large number of stores.
Idioms & proverbs containing “数”
- 死んだ子の年を数える (しんだこのとしをかぞえる) — crying over spilt milk; counting the age of one's dead child
- 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる (へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる) — even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
- 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる (へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる) — even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
- 権謀術数 (けんぼうじゅっすう) — trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
- 少数精鋭 (しょうすうせいえい) — elect (select) few
- 点数を稼ぐ (てんすうをかせぐ) — to score points with (a person)
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