複数

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 複数 is read as ふくすう and is a noun-like quantity expression meaning more than one, multiple, or several.
• Basic usage: Link it to the following noun with の, as in 複数の案 and 複数の答え.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Several items and one selection
  • 複数の案 describes the set of options before comparison, distinct from the single option eventually chosen.
• Number of possibilities
  • 複数の答えが考えられる means that a question can allow more than one possible answer.