部数 (Busuu): Number of Copies, Circulation

Meaning

English

number of copies
circulation

Reading

Kana

ぶすう

Romaji

busuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 10509 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仮数部

かすうぶ

mantissa

部長

ぶちょう

head (chief, director) of a section or department

部分

ぶぶん

portion

部品

ぶひん

parts

部下

ぶか

subordinate person

部屋

へや

stable

部首

ぶしゅ

radical (of a kanji character)

部会

ぶかい

section meeting

部員

ぶいん

staff

部内

ぶない

the staff

部

ぶ

counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.

部族

ぶぞく

tribe

Example Sentences

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この新聞は発行部数が多い。

This paper has a large circulation.

その新聞は発行部数が多い。

The newspaper has a large circulation.

５部はあるがその２倍の部数欲しい。

I have five copies, but I need twice as many.

彼は発行部数がとても多い大手新聞社で働いている。

He is working for a major newspaper company with a huge circulation.

日本で全部の雑誌の発行部数はどのぐらいでしょうか。

How many copies of magazines are being printed in Japan across all Japanese magazines?