"ねずみ算" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ne̞zɨmʲizã̠ɴ] Forms: ねずみ算 [canonical] (ruby: (ざん)), nezumizan [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of ねずみ (nezumi, “mouse”) + 算(さん) (san, “mathematics”). The san changes to zan as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Derives from a common word problem in Japan which states that "In January, there is a pair of mice. They copulate and bear twelve children. The next month, 7 pairs of mice copulate and bear twelve children respectively. How many mice are there in December?" Etymology templates: {{com-ja|ねずみ||算|さん|t1=mouse|t2=mathematics}} ねずみ (nezumi, “mouse”) + 算(さん) (san, “mathematics”), {{sortkey|ja|ねずみ算}} ねすみさん, {{ja-rendaku2|san|zan}} The san changes to zan as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ねずみざん}} ねずみ算(ざん) • (nezumizan)
  1. (colloquial) exponential growth Wikipedia link: ja:ねずみ算 Tags: colloquial Synonyms: ネズミ算 (nezumizan), 鼠算 (nezumizan) Derived forms: ねずみ算式に増える (nezumizan-shiki ni fueru) (ruby: (ざん), (しき), ())
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