Word Meaning 算盤
そろばん
soroban
算盤 is read as そろばん (soroban) and means abacus.
Meaning
English
- abacus
- soroban
- calculation (esp. of profit and loss)
- reckoning
Reading
Kana
そろばん
Romaji
soroban
Writing Variants
- 珠盤 そろばん soroban
- 十露盤 そろばん soroban
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3昔は算盤を習う子どもが多かった。
むかしはそろばんをならうこどもがおおかった。
in the past, many children learned the abacus.
算盤とは日本のアバカスのことだ。
A "soroban" is a type of Japanese abacus.
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.
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