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 |
