# 数 integer, to count

米 (rice / America) + 女 (woman) + (director)
★★★★★
13 strokes

## Onyomi

SUU |

## Mnemonic

| The director makes SUE (a woman) count all the damn rice, until she knows the exact number of kernels.

## Kunyomi

かず | a number ★★★★★
かぞ＊える | to count ★★★★★

## Jukugo

多数(たすう) の xxx | a big number of XXX ★★★☆☆ 多 (many) + 数 (integer, to count) = 多数 (a big number of XXX)
数字(すうじ) | a numeral - 1,2,3, etc. ★★★☆☆ 数 (integer, to count) + 字 (letter) = 数字 (a numeral - 1,2,3, etc.)
数学(すうがく) | mathematics ★★☆☆☆ 数 (integer, to count) + 学 (knowledge) = 数学 (mathematics)
少数(しょうすう) | minority ★★☆☆☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 数 (integer, to count) = 少数 (minority)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
題 | topic | DAY | 日
類 | category,type | BIG | 大
数 | integer, to count | WOMAN | 女
想 | idea/imagination | HEART | 心

toDAY's topic is a BIG category: the number of WOMEN with imaginary HEARTS.

## Synonyms

number 数 数字 号
systematic, methodical 系統 体系てきに 慎重に考える 思料深い 数量化