JLPT N3 Intermediate

本数

Number of items or services counted with the counter ‘hon’.

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Noun

"The number of..." / "The count of..."

Refers to the total count or frequency of items, transport services, or works that are enumerated using the counter 本 (ほん).

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本数（ほんすう） means the number of things counted with the counter 本（ほん）.

Use it for long or stick-like items such as 鉛筆（えんぴつ）, bottles, trees, cables, and other items you would count as 1本, 2本, 3本.

It is also common for services or content measured in “runs” or “pieces.” For example, 電車の本数（でんしゃのほんすう） means train frequency, such as how many trains run in a certain time period. It does not mean the number of train cars.

You can also use it for things like 電話の本数（でんわのほんすう）, meaning the number of phone calls, or the number of videos, matches, films, and similar items.

Be careful: 個数（こすう） is for items counted with 個, so it sounds wrong for things normally counted with 本. 数（かず） is more general, but 本数 is the precise word when 本 is the natural counter.

Example

この駅は電車の本数が少ないです。

The number of trains at this station is low.

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本数

ほんすう

Number of items or services counted with the counter 'hon'.

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