Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Count

Alternatives

Amount, Number

Mnemonic

Give rice to a woman in winter so she can count it. The woman will count each individual grain of rice, then tell you the amount or number of grains.

Readings

On’yomi

すう

Kun’yomi

かぞ, かず

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Why do you have to count your rice out like this? It's because someone sued (すう) your farm and took everything you owned. Since being sued, you only have a small amount of rice to last the winter.

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