Kanji

算

calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

竹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そろ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, とも

Common Readings

サン

Example sentences

計算 けいさん
スーパーのレジで代金を計算する。

Calculate the total amount at the supermarket checkout.

間違う まちがう
計算を間違った。

I made a calculation error.

予算 よさん
来年度の予算案を慎重に検討する。

We will carefully examine the budget proposal for the next fiscal year.

可能 かのう
この計画は、予算内での実現が可能です。

This plan is possible to realize within the budget.

勝算 しょうさん
相手は強豪だが、我々にも十分に勝算はある。

The opponent is a powerhouse, but we also have a good chance of winning.

算段 さんだん
旅行の費用を算段するのは大変なことだ。

It is a lot of work to figure out how to raise the money for the trip.

誤算 ごさん
このプロジェクトの予算に大きな誤算があった。

There was a major miscalculation in the budget for this project.

打算 ださん
彼の提案には少し打算が見えた。

A little self-interest was visible in his proposal.

清算 せいさん
過去を清算して新しい生活を始める。

I'll settle my past and start a new life.

換算 かんさん
外貨を日本円に換算する。

Convert foreign currency to Japanese yen.

Example Vocabulary

計算

けいさん

calculation; count

予算

よさん

budget; estimates

勝算

しょうさん

chances of winning; prospects for victory

算段

さんだん

planning; contriving; raising funds

誤算

ごさん

miscalculation; misjudgment

打算

ださん

calculation of personal gain; self-interested calculation

演算

えんざん

清算

せいさん

settlement; liquidation; squaring accounts; settling past relationships

換算

かんさん

conversion; calculation; exchange

算数

さんすう

arithmetic; mathematics (elementary school subject)

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