Word Meaning 頭数 (Tousuu): Number of (Large) Animals

Meaning

English

number of (large) animals

Reading

Kana

とうすう

Romaji

tousuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 75868 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頭

あたま

hair (on one's head)

頭打ち

ずうち

reaching a peak

頭痛

ずつう

headache

頭金

あたまきん

down payment

頭取

とうどり

(bank) president

頭部

とうぶ

cephalic

頭上

ずじょう

overhead

頭

とう

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)

頭文字

かしらもじ

initials (of one's name)

頭髪

とうはつ

hair (on the head)

頭頂

とうちょう

top of the head

頭一つ

あたまひとつ

a head (e.g. taller or shorter)

Example Sentences

3

頭数が足りないんだよ！

We're coming up short on the head count!

忘れずに俺も頭数に入れてくれよ。

Don't forget to count me in.

鶏の頭数を、卵から孵化する前に数えておくのは非常に賢明なやり方だ。何故なら、鶏というのは無闇矢鱈に動き回るものだから、正確に数えることなど出来ない。

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.