To Count
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means count, so obviously the verb version is to count.
かぞえる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You begin to count vocabulary words. You're out of control and you can't stop. One after another. Scientists have to come in, but they can't figure out the cause (かぞ) of your counting. They drag you away to a padded cell where they keep testing you trying to figure out the cause of your craziness.
ねられないとき、羊を数えるのはなぜですか。
When you can’t sleep, why do you count sheep?
いのちがおしけりゃ、十数えるうちにきえろ。
If you value your own life, get lost in ten seconds.
スミス先生、生徒が二人足りません。数えましたが38人しかいないんです。
There are two students missing, Mr. Smith. I only counted thirty-eight children.