乗数

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乗	数
じょう Grade: 3	すう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
乘數 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょーすう [jòósúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːsɨᵝː]

Noun

乗(じょう)数(すう) • (jōsū)

(arithmetic) multiplier, as b in a × b, opposite order of English.

Related terms

加算(かさん) (kasan): 被加数(ひかすう) (hikasū) + 加数(かすう) (kasū) = 和(わ) (wa)
減算(げんさん) (gensan): 被減数(ひげんすう) (higensū) − 減数(げんすう) (gensū) = 差(さ) (sa)
乗算(じょうざん) (jōzan): 被乗数(ひじょうすう) (hijōsū) × 乗数(じょうすう) (jōsū) = 積(せき) (seki)
除算(じょさん) (josan): 被除数(ひじょすう) (hijosū) ÷ 除数(じょすう) (josū) = 商(しょう) (shō)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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