Memory phrase for the Kanji: 数

数

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Meaning count, number

Pronunciation

SŪ, SU
kazu, kazoeru

Explanation

Left: 娄 (rice 米, woman 女), right: hit, strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)

Mnemonic
 
The rice grains are for the woman with a stick in her hand: for counting.

Radicals

米 riceThe rice plant has this radical: 禾
女 womanThe stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja.
攵 Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 is easily cognizable.)
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 Vocabulary

数える かぞえる  to count
偶数 ぐうすう  even number
算数 さんすう  arithmetic
数奇屋 すきや  Arbor for the tea ceremony
数独 すうどく  Sudoku (Number Puzzle)
過半数 かはんすう  majority
分数 ぶんすう  fraction (in math)
回数 かいすう  number of times, frequency
坪数 つぼすう  area (in tsubo)

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