► 名詞
数 [(1)かず] meaning: count rank: 1
☆ それは数に入らない ⇨ That won’t go into the count. That doesn’t count
☆ それは数に入れてはいけない ⇨ You can’t include that in the count
数 [(1)かず] meaning: number rank: 1
☆ 参加者の数は百人を超えた ⇨ The number of participants exceeded 100
☆ 席の数には限りがあります ⇨ There are a limited number of seats available
► 接尾辞
数 [(1)すう] meaning: number rank: 1
☆ ウェブサイトの登録者数 ⇨ The number of the registered users of the website
☆ 事故の件数が増えた ⇨ The number of accidents has increased
► 接頭辞
数 [(1)すう] meaning: several rank: 1
☆ あれから数日経った ⇨ Several days have passed since then
☆ ゴルフは数回やった事がある ⇨ I tried golf several times
More examples:
- 手数料は馬鹿にならない ⇨ The handling charge is not negligible
- 彼はゴルフを始めて数年でプロになった異色の存在だ ⇨ He is quite unusual in that he became a pro within a few years after starting to play golf
- その市場では数社がせめぎ合っている ⇨ Several companies are battling hard in the market
- ゴルフは数度試したが好きになれなかった ⇨ I tried golf several times but didn’t really enjoy it
- 新聞の購読者数は激減している ⇨ The numbers of subscribers to newspapers have been plummeting
- 参議院の定数は248人だ ⇨ The number of the seats for the upper house is 248
- 数を累乗する ⇨ Raise a number to a power
- 彼女はテニスを始めて数ヶ月だが筋が良いので既に相当上達した ⇨ She has been play tennis only for a few months but she has the talent and is already pretty good
- この世界には無数の微生物がいる ⇨ There are innumerable microorganisms in this world
- 彼等は少数民族を鉄拳で支配している ⇨ They are ruling the ethnic minorities with iron fists
- 彼の人生は数奇な運命を辿った ⇨ His life followed a strange, unimaginable, destiny
- 彼は数カ月間酒を飲まないでいる ⇨ He has been living for a few months without drinking alcohol
- お手数をお掛けして申し訳有りません ⇨ I apologize for causing trouble for you, wasting your time
- 日本は二重国籍を認めない数少ない先進国の一つだ ⇨ Japan is one of the few developed countries that doesn’t allow dual citizenship
- 彼の実力は未だ未知数だ ⇨ His real ability is still unknown