数える: to count
数える kazoeru
to count; to enumerate
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Kanji in this word
Example sentences
数えきれないほどたくさんの神々、つまり八百万の神は、天安河原に集まって、相談しました。
The countless gods, the eight million gods as they are called, gathered at Ame-no-yasu-no-kawara, the heavenly riverbed, and held a council.
From the lesson 天岩戸
「仲間の数をくらべよう」と言って、和邇をならばせて、数えるふりをしながら、背中の上をとんで渡ったのです。
It said, “Let us compare how many of us there are,” made the wani line up, and crossed by jumping over their backs, pretending to count.
From the lesson 因幡の白兎