Japanese Conversation · Level 115
60 words
Japanese word
統計
Pronunciation
Romajitōkei
Meaning
- nounstatistics
Example
政府は新しい統計を発表しました。sei fu wa atara shi i tō kei o hap pyō shi ma shi ta
The government announced new statistics.
More examples
専門家は統計を使って結果の傾向を説明します。sen mon ka wa tō kei o tsuka tte kek ka no kei kō o setsu mei shi ma su
Experts use statistics to explain trends in the results.
Core concept
Presents counted or measured facts in an organized form so that patterns and conditions can be understood.
Common phrases
統計を取るtō kei o to ru
collect statistics
統計を分析するtō kei o bun seki su ru
analyze statistics
統計によるとtō kei ni yo ru to
according to statistics
Definition in Japanese
集団や社会などの状態を、数値を用いて表したもの。shū dan ya sha kai na do no jō tai o sū chi o mochi i te arawa shi ta mo no
Word origin
統計 (tōkei) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 統 (tō, "unify") and 計 (kei, "measure or count"), linking organized information with numerical measurement.
Usage tips
- English uses statistics for both a set of numerical facts and the academic field that studies such facts, so its meaning depends on context.
Related words
- 統計的tōkeitekistatisticalna-adjective
- 統計学tōkeigakustatisticsnoun
- 統計家tōkeikastatisticiannoun