| 262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13319 | Morohashi |
| 1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
| 1066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1265 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 瞬時 【シュンジ】 instant, moment, (split) second, (in a) flash, (in the) blink of an eye
- 瞬間 【シュンカン】 moment, second, instant
- 数瞬 【スウシュン】 a few moments
- 転瞬 【テンシュン】 blink of an eye, instant, moment
Kun reading compounds
- 瞬く 【またたく】 to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver, to blink (one's eyes), to wink, to bat
- 瞬く間 【またたくま】 brief moment, blink of an eye (time span)
- 瞬ぐ 【まじろぐ】 to wink, to blink, to twinkle, to flicker
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- instante
- momento
Portuguese
- pestanejar
- piscar
French
- cligner
- pétiller (yeux)
| 1372 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1315 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3159 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1556 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1564 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1732 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1850 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 979 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1391 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1594 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 825 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23694 | Morohashi |
| 1247 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3969 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 817 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 880 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1897 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-13 | SKIP code |
| 6205.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77ac | Unicode hex code |