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How to say 'Variable' in Japanese | 変数

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The Japanese word for Variable is 'Hensuu', written as 変数 in Japanese.'Variable' in hiragana is へんすう.

    word

    変数

    Meaning

    Variable

    Reading

    へんすう

    hensuu

    Kanji

    変Change, Abnormal 数Number

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '変数 (へんすう)' means 'variable'. This term is primarily used in mathematics, programming, and scientific contexts to refer to a quantity or value that can change or vary. For example: In programming, variables store data「プログラミングでは、変数がデータを保存する」(ぷろぐらみんぐでは、へんすうがでーたをほぞんする). The value of the variable changes「変数の値が変わる」(へんすうのあたいがかわる). It is important to note that this word is technical and is not commonly used in everyday conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6602

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 変数

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    変

    Meaning

    Change, Abnormal

  • kanji

    数

    Meaning

    Number

Words Related to 変数 Through the Kanji 変

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 変 as well.

  • word

    変わる

    Meaning

    Change

  • word

    変える

    Meaning

    Change

  • word

    大変

    Meaning

    Difficult, Serious

  • word

    変

    Meaning

    Strange

  • word

    変化

    Meaning

    Change, Variation

  • word

    相変わらず

    Meaning

    As usual

  • word

    変動

    Meaning

    Change, Fluctuation

  • word

    変わり

    Meaning

    Change

  • word

    変革

    Meaning

    Reform

  • word

    変更

    Meaning

    Change

  • word

    変換

    Meaning

    Conversion, Transformation

Words Related to 変数 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

    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

    総数

    Meaning

    Total

  • word

    半数

    Meaning

    Half

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What does 'Hensuu' (変数) mean?

'Hensuu' means 'Variable' .

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