Japanese Conversation · Level 33
90 words
Japanese word
数字
Pronunciation
Romajisūji
Meaning
- nounnumber
Example
ここに数字を書きます。ko ko ni sū ji o ka ki ma su
I will write a number here.
More examples
この数字は三です。ko no sū ji wa san de su
This number is three.
答えは数字で書いてください。kota e wa sū ji de ka i te ku da sa i
Please write the answer in numbers.
Core concept
Refers to a written sign that represents quantity, whether it stands alone as one digit or forms a larger number.
Common phrases
数字を書くsū ji o ka ku
write a number
数字を読むsū ji o yo mu
read a number
数字で表すsū ji de arawa su
express in numbers
Similar words
数kazu: The amount or count of things, considered as a quantity.
Definition in Japanese
数を表すための記号や、その記号で表した数。sū o arawa su ta me no ki gō ya so no ki gō de arawa shi ta kazu
Word origin
数字 (sūji, "number character") combines 数 (sū, "number") and 字 (ji, "character"), so it denotes a character used to represent a number.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 数字 (sūji) can refer to a single digit such as 7 or to a multi-digit numeral such as 2026, so it covers a wider range than English digit.
Other meanings
- digitnoun