複数

See also: 复数 and 複數

Japanese

Kanji in this term
複	数
ふく Grade: 5	すう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
複數 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝː]

Noun

複(ふく)数(すう) • (fukusū)  (kyūjitai 複數)

1. multipleness, manyness

   複(ふく)数(すう)の言(げん)語(ご)

   fukusū no gengo

   multiple languages

2. (grammar) the plural number

Antonyms

• 単数(たんすう) (tansū, “singular number”)

Derived terms

• 複数形(ふくすうけい) (fukusūkei, “plural form”)

See also

• 単複(たんぷく) (tanpuku)

References

• 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN