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How to say 'Singular' in Japanese | 単数

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The Japanese word for Singular is 'Tansuu', written as 単数 in Japanese.'Singular' in hiragana is たんすう.

    word

    単数

    Meaning

    Singular

    Reading

    たんすう

    tansuu

    Kanji

    単Simple, Single 数Number

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '単数 (たんすう)' refers to the grammatical concept of 'singular', which is used to indicate one item, person, or entity. It is often used in contrast to '複数 (ふくすう)' (plural). This term is commonly used in grammar discussions or language learning contexts. For example: This noun is in the singular form「この名詞は単数形です」(このめいしはたんすうけいです). Singular and plural are important in English「単数と複数は英語で重要です」(たんすうとふくすうはえいごでじゅうようです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5727

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 単数

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    単

    Meaning

    Simple, Single

  • kanji

    数

    Meaning

    Number

Words Related to 単数 Through the Kanji 単

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 単 as well.

  • word

    簡単

    Meaning

    Easy

  • word

    単位

    Meaning

    Unit

  • word

    単に

    Meaning

    Merely

  • word

    単純

    Meaning

    Simple

  • word

    単なる

    Meaning

    Mere

  • word

    単語

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    単独

    Meaning

    Alone, Independent

  • word

    単調

    Meaning

    Monotonous

Words Related to 単数 Through the Kanji 数

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 数 as well.

  • word

    数

    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

    奇数

    Meaning

    Odd 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

    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 'Tansuu' (単数) mean?

'Tansuu' means 'Singular' .

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