Japanese symbol for “countable”
可算
かさん
Romaji: kasan
countable (of a noun)
In Japanese, countable is 可算, read かさん (kasan).
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Meanings
- adj-f countable (of a noun) (gramm)
- adj-f countable (of a set); enumerable; denumerable (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “countable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有限個 | ゆうげんこ yuugenko | countable |
| 可付番 | かふばん kafuban | countable (of a set); enumerable; denumerable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible; potential; practicable |
| 許可 | きょか kyoka | permission; approval; authorization |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 可哀想 | かわいそう kawaisou | poor; pitiable; pathetic |
| 可愛い | かわいい kawaii | cute; adorable; charming |
| 認可 | にんか ninka | approval; license; licence |
| 計算 | けいさん keisan | calculation; computation; reckoning |
| 予算 | よさん yosan | estimate (of costs); budget |
See also: Chinese symbol for “countable”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.