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Meaning of 数人(すうにん) in Japanese

数人
Kana Reading
すうにん
Romaji
sūnin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    several people
    Example sentence
    論文去年より長かったが、数人学生なんとか上げた Although the paper was much longer than last year's a few students managed to finish.

Examples of 数人, すうにん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

13 strokes

number, strength, fate, law, figures

On'Yomi: スウ, ス, サク, ソク, シュ

Kun'Yomi: かず, かぞ.える, しばしば, せ.める, わずらわ.しい

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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