[数] Handwritten Kanji for number and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “数” (kazu); Kanji for “number”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “数” (kazu)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “数”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
数	スウ ス かず かぞ-える	suu su kazu kazo-eru	13	攵	number

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “数”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
数字	すうじ	suuji	Number
数学者	すうがくしゃ	suugakusha	Mathematician
数を数える	かずをかぞえる	kazu wo kazoeru	To count number