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：2026/01/08
正
Hiragana
せい
Numeral
Japanese Meaning
日本語の数詞「正」は、近世以降の位取り記数法において用いられる大きな位の名称の一つで、10の40乗（10⁴⁰）を表す語である。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもおおきいかずをあらわすことば。いちのあとによんじゅっこのれいがつく。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
表示10的40次方的数名 / 现代日语中的大数单位，等于10的40次方
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
數名，10的40次方。 / （日語）大數單位，指一後四十個零。
Korean Meaning
10의 40제곱을 뜻하는 큰 수 단위 / 일본에서 17세기 이후 사용된 10^40의 수 이름
Indonesian
bilangan Jepang bernilai 10^40 / 10 pangkat 40 dalam penamaan bilangan Jepang modern
Vietnamese Meaning
số lớn bằng 10^40 trong tiếng Nhật hiện đại / tên bậc số 10^40 trong hệ thống số Hán‑Nhật (dùng từ thế kỷ 17)
Tagalog Meaning
bilang na katumbas ng 10^40 / tawag sa 10^40 sa modernong wikang Hapon / yunit ng napakalaking bilang (10^40)
Sense（1）
A number of ten-duodecillion(10⁴⁰) in modern Japanese since 17th century.
Sense（2）
5, as tally marks. Similar to four vertical lines followed by a slanted horizontal line crossing through them, this character is used to count to 5 stroke by stroke. Thus this kanji written up to the third stroke represents 3. After the fifth and final stroke, when this character is completed, one starts writing this character again to count to higher numbers.
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A number of ten-duodecillion(10⁴⁰) in modern Japanese since 17th century.
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正
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My family is exactly five people.
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私の家族は正に5人です。
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