# 数

| 数 | U+6570, &#25968; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6570 |
| ← 敯 [U+656F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 敱 → [U+6571] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 数 |
| Simplified | 数 |
| Traditional | 數 |

### Han character

数 (Kangxi radical 66, 攴+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 火女人大 (FVOK), four-corner 9844$_0$, composition ⿰娄攵)

#### Derived characters

* 𫣫, 𪢒, 𱘊, 擞, 𰘸, 𥐈, 𬳛, 𲌔, 薮, 𥨧, 䉤, 𡦤, 𫻍

#### Related characters

* 數 (Orthodox traditional form)

### Further reading

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 474, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13319
* Dae Jaweon: page 827, character 26
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1470, character 19
* Unihan data for U+6570

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Unorthodox variant of 數, attested since Ming dynasty. Simplified from 數 (婁 → 娄).

### Definitions

* For pronunciation and definitions of 数 – see 數 (“to count; to enumerate; to be reckoned as; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 數).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01739-001#34

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 数 |
| Kyūjitai | 數 |

### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 數)

#### Readings

* Go-on: しゅ (shu)、そく (soku)
* Kan-on: す (su, Jōyō $^†$)、さく (saku)、しょく (shoku)
* Kan’yō-on: すう (sū, Jōyō)
* Kun: かぞえる (kazoeru, 数える, Jōyō)、かず (kazu, 数, Jōyō)、せめる (semeru, 数める)、しばしば (shibashiba, 数)

#### Compounds

* 数(じゅ)珠(ず) (juzu), 数(ず)珠(ず) (zuzu), 数(じゅ)珠(じゅ) (juju)
* 数(す)奇(き)屋(や) (sukiya)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 数
* かず Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 數 (kyūjitai)
* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Old Japanese”

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かず [káꜜzù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ka̠zɨ]

#### Noun

数(かず) • (kazu)
* number; amount
    人(ひと)の数(かず)
       hito no kazu
       number of people
    夜(よ)空(ぞら)の星(ほし)の数(かず)
       yozora no hoshi no kazu
       the number of stars in the night sky

##### Derived terms

* 数(かず)々(かず), 数(かず)数(かず) (kazukazu)
* 数(かず)的(てき) (kazuteki)
* 数(かず)札(ふだ) (kazufuda)
* 数(かず)矢(や) (kazuya)
* 御(お)数(かず) (okazu)
* 口(くち)数(かず) (kuchikazu)
* 人(ひと)数(かず) (hitokazu)
* 数(カズ)歯(ハ)巨(ゴン)頭(ドウ) (kazuhagondō)

#### Proper noun

数(かず) • (Kazu)
* a surname

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 数
* すう Grade: 2
* kan'yōon
* Alternative spelling
* 數 (kyūjitai)
From Middle Chinese 數 (MC srjuX|srjuH).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) すう [súꜜù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [sɨː]

#### Noun

数(すう) • (sū)
* (mathematics) number

##### Derived terms

* 数(すう)学(がく) (sūgaku, “mathematics”)
* 数(すう)字(じ) (sūji)
* 数(すう)式(しき) (sūshiki)
* 数(すう)値(ち) (sūchi)
* 数(すう)的(てき) (sūteki)
* 数(すう)独(どく) (sūdoku, “sudoku”)
* 数(すう)量(りょう) (sūryō)
* 奇(き)数(すう) (kisū)
* 偶(ぐう)数(すう) (gūsū)
* 件(けん)数(すう) (kensū)
* 軒(けん)数(すう) (kensū)
* 口(こう)数(すう) (kōsū)
* 算(さん)数(すう) (sansū)
* 実(じっ)数(すう) (jissū, “real number”)
* 除(じょ)数(すう) (josū)
* 乗(じょう)数(すう) (jōsū)
* 整(せい)数(すう) (seisū, “integer”)
* 多(た)数(すう) (tasū)
* 対(たい)数(すう) (taisū, “logarithm”)
* 丁(ちょう)数(すう) (chōsū)
* 坪(つぼ)数(すう) (tsubosū)
* 定(てい)数(すう) (teisū, “constant”)
* 人(にん)数(ずう) (ninzū), 人(にん)数(ず) (ninzu)
* 年(ねん)数(すう) (nensū)
* 端(は)数(すう) (hasū)
* 複(ふく)数(すう), 復(ふく)数(すう) (fukusū)
* 変(へん)数(すう) (hensū, “variable”)
* 枚(まい)数(すう) (maisū)
* 自(し)然(ぜん)数(すう) (shizensū, “natural number”)
* 助(じょ)数(すう)詞(し) (josūshi, “counter word”)
* 複(ふく)素(そ)数(すう) (fukusosū, “complex number”)

#### Prefix

数(すう) • (sū-)
* several
    数(すう)百(ひゃく)人(にん)
       sūhyakunin
       several hundred people

##### Derived terms

* 数(すう)隻(せき) (sūseki)
* 数(すう)匹(ひき) (sūhiki)
* 数(すう)百(ひゃく) (sūhyaku)
* 数(すう)百(ひゃく)万(まん) (sūhyakuman)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 数
* しばしば Grade: 2
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 數 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 数 – see the following entry. :
| 【しばしば】 | [adverb] (literary) often, frequently, repeatedly, again and again, every so often Alternative spellings 屡, 屡々, 数々 |
(This term, 数, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

## Korean
### Hanja

数 (eumhun 셀 수 (sel su))
* Alternative form of 數 (“hanja form of 수 (“number”)”)

### References

* Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005).

## Vietnamese
### Han character

数: Hán Việt readings: số
数: Nôm readings: số, sổ, sộ, sỗ, xọ
* Alternative form of 數

### References

* 1 2 3 4 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trần (2004).