Word

算盤

そろばん
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Noun

    abacus; soroban

  2. Noun

    calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

In Spanish

  1. ábaco

Other forms
十露盤、珠盤
Other readings
ソロバン

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 算盤とは日本のアバカスのことだ。

    A "soroban" is a type of Japanese abacus.

    Un "sorobán" es un tipo de ábaco japonés.

    Tatoeba #1598218(opens in a new tab)
  • いや算盤やってるから暗算得意なのかと思って。

    No, I just thought that since you can use an abacus, you might be good at doing calculations in your head.

    No, es que como estabas usando un ábaco me imaginé que eras bueno para los cálculos mentales.

    Tatoeba #1619858(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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