単数

See also: 单数

Japanese

Kanji in this term
単	数
たん Grade: 4	すう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
單數 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たんすう [tàńsúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [tã̠ɰ̃sɨː]

Noun

単(たん)数(すう) • (tansū)

singularity, there being only one of something
(grammar) the singular number

Coordinate terms

単数(たんすう) (tansū), 双数(そうすう) (sōsū), 複数(ふくすう) (fukusū)

Derived terms

単数形(たんすうけい) (tansūkei, “singular form”)

See also

単複(たんぷく) (tanpuku)

References

Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN