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JLPT N3 · Noun

数字 (suuji)

数字 (すうじ, suuji) is a Japanese noun meaning “numeral; digit”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
すうじ
Romaji
suuji
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. numeral; digit; numeric character · noun
  2. figure; number · noun
  3. a few characters · noun

Example sentences

小切手の金額は数字と文字の両方で書いて下さい。
Write the amount on the check in letters as well as figures.
Tatoeba #146949
数字は天文学的なものだろう。
The figure will be astronomical.
Tatoeba #143543

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 数字

数
number, strength, fateスウ・ス・かず・かぞ.える · 13 strokes
字
character, letter, wordジ・あざ・あざな · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 数字.

数学すうがくmathematics数すうseveral数かずnumber数えるかぞえるto count回数かいすうnumber of times偶数ぐうすうeven number算数さんすうarithmetic小数しょうすうfraction (part of)整数せいすうinteger単数たんすうsingle点数てんすうmarks複数ふくすうplural分数ぶんすうfraction枚数まいすうthe number of flat things

Source: JMdict entry 1373060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.