How do you read 係数?

係数 is read けいすう (keisuu), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 3).

What JLPT level is 係数?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 係数 in romaji?

係数 is written keisuu in romaji, also spelled keisu.

What kanji are in 係数?

係 (Person In Charge, Connection); 数 (Number, Strength).

係数けいすう

けいすう · keisuu (also spelled keisu)

noun

Coefficient, factor, proportional constant

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Nakadaka

falls after mora 3 · what is pitch accent?

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How it’s used

Used in math and science contexts, especially when talking about equations, formulas, or statistics.

Commonly confused with 定数 (constant), but 係数 is a multiplier of a variable, while 定数 is a fixed value.

Example sentences

この式の係数を求めなさい。

Find the coefficient in this equation.

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相関係数は0.8だった。

The correlation coefficient was 0.8.

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Kanji in this word

係Person In Charge, Connection, Duty 音けい訓かか.る・かかり JLPT N3 · 9 strokes 数Number, Strength, Fate 音すう・す訓かず・かぞ.える JLPT N3 · 13 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

係かかりperson in charge 関係かんけいrelation(ship), connection 係わるかかわるto concern oneself in, to be involved in 数すうnumber, figure 手数てすうtrouble, labor, handling 数詞すうしnumeral 整数せいすうinteger 分数ぶんすうfraction (in math)

Questions

What does 係数 mean?

Coefficient, factor, proportional constant.

How do you pronounce 係数?

けいすう (keisuu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 3. Press Listen above to hear it.

How do I remember 係数?

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