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How to say 'Odd number' in Japanese | 奇数

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The Japanese word for Odd number is 'Kisuu', written as 奇数 in Japanese.'Odd number' in hiragana is きすう.

    word

    奇数

    Meaning

    Odd number

    Reading

    きすう

    kisuu

    Kanji

    Strange, Unusual Number

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '奇数 (きすう)' means 'odd number,' referring to an integer that is not divisible by two. It is used in mathematical contexts or when classifying numbers based on their divisibility. For example: Three is an odd number 「3は奇数です」 (さんはきすうです). Odd numbers are often used in puzzles or games 「奇数はパズルやゲームによく使われます」 (きすうはぱずるやげーむによくつかわれます).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    3911

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 奇数

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Strange, Unusual

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Number

Words Related to 奇数 Through the Kanji

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 奇 as well.

  • word

    奇麗

    Meaning

    Beautiful, Clean

  • word

    奇妙

    Meaning

    Strange, Curious

  • word

    好奇心

    Meaning

    Curiosity

  • word

    奇跡

    Meaning

    Miracle

  • word

    好奇

    Meaning

    Curiosity

Words Related to 奇数 Through the Kanji

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 数 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Number, Amount

  • word

    多数

    Meaning

    Many, Majority

  • word

    数字

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    複数

    Meaning

    Plural

  • word

    数える

    Meaning

    Count

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    数学

    Meaning

    Mathematics

  • word

    手数

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    少数

    Meaning

    Minority

  • word

    数値

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    数十

    Meaning

    Dozens

  • word

    偶数

    Meaning

    Even

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    日数

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    点数

    Meaning

    Score

  • word

    単数

    Meaning

    Singular

  • word

    枚数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    無数

    Meaning

    Countless

  • word

    数百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    関数

    Meaning

    Function

  • word

    変数

    Meaning

    Variable

  • word

    総数

    Meaning

    Total

  • word

    半数

    Meaning

    Half

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What does 'Kisuu' (奇数) mean?

'Kisuu' means 'Odd number' .

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