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    3. 算盤

    算盤

    算そろ盤ばん

    abacus

    N2KMT7CoreNounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab29 strokes

    十露盤珠盤

    そろばんソロバン

    Noun

    1.
    abacus, soroban
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    算そろ盤ばんを使つかいます。

    I use an abacus.

    KMT4Education
    彼かれは算そろ盤ばんで素てば早やく計けい算さんをこなすことができる。

    He can quickly perform calculations with an abacus.

    KMT7EducationBusiness & Finance
    会かい社しゃの経けい営えい者しゃは、常つねに算そろ盤ばんを弾はじいて収しゅう支しを把は握あくしている。

    Company managers are always "clicking the abacus" (calculating) to grasp income and expenses.

    KMT7Business & FinanceWork & Career
    算そろ盤ばんは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな計けい算さん道どう具ぐであり、子こ供ども向むけの習ならい事ごととしても人にん気きがある。

    The abacus is a traditional Japanese calculating tool and is also popular as a lesson for children.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsEducation
    現げん代だいでは電でん卓たくやコンピュータが主しゅ流りゅうだが、算そろ盤ばんは暗あん算ざん能のう力りょくを高たかめるのに役やく立だつ。

    Although calculators and computers are dominant today, the abacus is useful for improving mental arithmetic skills.

    KMT8EducationTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    算
    そろ…(1)
    calculate・divining・number・abacus・probability
    盤
    tray・shallow bowl・platter・tub・board…(1)
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