算
算 — Calculate
calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
On’yomiサン (san)
Kun’yomiそろ (soro)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 算
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予算 | よさん yosan | estimate (of costs); budget |
| 決算 | けっさん kessan | settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results |
| 通算 | つうさん tsuusan | total; sum; aggregate |
| 計算 | けいさん keisan | calculation; computation; reckoning |
| 補正予算 | ほせいよさん hoseiyosan | revised budget; supplementary budget |
| 公算 | こうさん kousan | probability; likelihood |
Study notes
算 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #361 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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