Word Meaning 数え

かぞえ kazoe

数え is read as かぞえ (kazoe) and means East Asian age reckoning.

Meaning

English

  1. East Asian age reckoning
  2. traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age

Reading

Kana

かぞえ

Romaji

kazoe

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms Rank 52873 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

かず

number

数字

すうじ

numeral

数学

すうがく

mathematics

数値

すうち

reading (on a meter, etc.)

数える

かぞえる

to count

数十

すうじゅう

dozens

数千

すうせん

thousands

数日

すうじつ

few days

数百

すうひゃく

several hundreds

数々

かずかず

many

数多く

かずおおく

in great numbers

しばしば

often

Example Sentences

2

こどもたちはこえをだしてかずをかぞえた。

The children counted out loud.

のこりのにっすうをかぞえてまっていた。

I waited while counting the remaining days.