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Japanese symbol for “mathematician”

Romaji: suugakusha
mathematician

In Japanese, mathematician is , read (suugakusha).

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Meanings

  1. n mathematician

Kanji and stroke order

number, strength, fate
on: スウ、ス、サク、ソク
kun: かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める
13 strokes · JLPT 2
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
ふくすう fukusuuplural; multiple
すうじ suujinumeral; digit; numeric character
にんずう ninzuuthe number of people
かいすう kaisuunumber of times; frequency; count
すうがく suugakumathematics
がっこう gakkouschool
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “mathematician”.

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.