# 数 — number; count

数 means “number; count”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: スウ (suu), ス (su). Kun'yomi: かず (kazu), かぞ(える) (kazoeru). You'll see it in words such as 数 (kazu, “number; amount”).

- Meaning: number; count
- On'yomi: スウ (suu), ス (su)
- Kun'yomi: かず (kazu), かぞ(える) (kazoeru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 数

A woman (女) counts rice (米) with a pointer (攵): numbers.

Parts: 米 rice · 女 woman · 攵 pointer

## Words with 数

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 数 | かず (kazu) | number; amount |
| 数える | かぞえる (kazoeru) | to count; to enumerate |
| 数々 | かずかず (kazukazu) | many; numerous |

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 1” set

[全](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/whole/) · [最](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/most/) · [約](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/promise/) · [総](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/overall/) · [加](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/add/) · [数](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/number/) · [第](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ordinal-number/) · [増](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/increase/) · [各](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/each/)

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