未知数

See also: 未知數

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 未知数 – see 未知數 (“unknown quantity; the unknown; something undetermined”). (This term is the simplified form of 未知數).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
未	知	数
み Grade: 4	ち Grade: 2	すう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
未知數 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 未知(みち) (michi) + 数(すう) (sū).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みち​すう [mìchíꜜsùù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) みちす​う [mìchísúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mʲit͡ɕisɨᵝː]

Noun

未(み)知(ち)数(すう) • (michi-sū) ^{←みちすう (mitisuu)?}

1. unknown quantity

   Antonym: 既知数 (kichi-sū)

2. (figuratively) unknown