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表層形
すうじ
スージ
名詞

すうじ (スージ)

Suuji · すーじ — numeral, digit, numeric character; figure, number; a few characters

Other ways to say “numeral” in Japanese →

すうじ in rōmaji: suuji, also spelled suji.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 数字 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年10月2日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
すうじ
見出し語 (Lemma)
数字
読み (Reading)
スージ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
*
活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
すうじ
読み・基本形
スージ
表記・基本形
すうじ
見出し語の読み
スウジ
How it's used

Used in everyday conversation and writing to refer to numbers, digits, or figures; common in math contexts and daily life.

この書類にすうじを書いてください。
Kono shorui ni suuji o kaite kudasai.
Please write the numbers on this document.

すうじが苦手です。
Suuji ga nigate desu.
I'm not good with numbers.

⚖️ Often confused with 'kazu' (number/count); 'suuji' refers to the written symbols, while 'kazu' refers to the quantity.

💡 English Meaning

すうじ means “numeral, digit, numeric character; figure, number; a few characters” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

数字 (スージ) — main entry →

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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (すうじ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (数字) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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The reading shows the pronunciation in hiragana or katakana as recorded by UniDic. For kanji entries this is the standard reading of this specific surface form — which may differ from other readings of the same kanji.
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