Japanese symbol for “amount”
数
かず
Romaji: kazu
number; amount
In Japanese, amount is 数, read かず (kazu).
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Meanings
- n number; amount
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “amount”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 高 | たか taka | quantity; amount; volume |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう bunryou | amount; quantity |
| 数量 | すうりょう suuryou | quantity; volume; amount |
| 加減 | かげん kagen | degree; extent; amount |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural; multiple |
| 数字 | すうじ suuji | numeral; digit; numeric character |
| 人数 | にんずう ninzuu | the number of people |
| 回数 | かいすう kaisuu | number of times; frequency; count |
| 数学 | すうがく suugaku | mathematics |
See also: Chinese symbol for “amount”.
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