English–Japanese
“rounding off” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajishishagonyū
Example
店員は合計金額を百円単位で四捨五入します。ten in wa gō kei kin gaku o hyaku en tan i de shi sha go nyū shi ma su
The clerk rounds the total to the nearest hundred yen.
How to say “rounding off” in Japanese
“Rounding off” in Japanese is 四捨五入 (shishagonyū).
Reduces a number to a chosen place by letting the next digit decide whether the kept part stays the same or rises by one.
Example sentences with 四捨五入
測定値を小数第一位で四捨五入します。soku tei chi o shō sū dai ichi i de shi sha go nyū shi ma su
The measured value is rounded to one decimal place.
Tips for using 四捨五入
- A rounded figure in Japanese is often marked with 約 (yaku, "approximately"), as in 約百円 (yaku hyaku-en), because the displayed amount is not exact.