Vocab Info

N3 Noun

算盤(そろばん)abacus

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      abacus, soroban

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    算盤 【そろばん】十露盤 【そろばん】珠盤 【そろばん】ソロバン

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      小学校(しょうがっこう)算盤(そろばん)(なら)いました。

      I learned arithmetic in elementary school.

      • N3

      (ぼく)(おとうと)(ぼく)よりも算盤(そろばん)上手(じょうず)だ。

      My brother is better at the abacus than I am.

      • N3

      算盤(そろばん)使(つか)って(ふた)(けた)()(ざん)計算(けいさん)する。

      To calculate two-digit addition using an abacus.

      • N3

      (なん)()やっても算盤(そろばん)()わないのでイライラしています。

      I am frustrated because I can't get the calculation right no matter how many times I try.

      • N3

      (ぼく)(ちち)にとっては、電卓(でんたく)使(つか)うよりも算盤(そろばん)使(つか)(ほう)(はや)計算(けいさん)できるそうだ。

      My father says that for him, using the abacus is faster than using a calculator.

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