Japanese word

割り算

Pronunciation

Romajiwarizan

Meaning

  • noundivision

Example

学校で割り算を習います。gak kō de wa ri zan o nara i ma su

We learn division at school.

Illustration for 割り算 (division)

More examples

この問題は割り算で解けます。ko no mon dai wa wa ri zan de to ke ma su

You can solve this problem using division.

Core concept

Describes the operation of finding how many equal groups a quantity forms or how much each group contains.

Common phrases

  • 割り算をするwa ri zan o su ru

    do division

  • 割り算の問題wa ri zan no mon dai

    division problem

Similar words

除算jozan: The operation of dividing one number or quantity by another.
除法johō: A formal term for the mathematical operation of division.

Definition in Japanese

ある数を等しい部分に分けたときの、一部分の大きさや部分の数を求める計算。a ru kazu o hito shi i bu bun ni wa ke ta to ki no ichi bu bun no ō ki sa ya bu bun no kazu o moto me ru kei san

Word origin

割り算 (warizan) combines the noun-forming stem 割り (wari) from 割る (waru, "to divide") with 算 (san, "calculation").

Usage tips

  • In Japanese arithmetic, 割り算 (warizan) is one of the four basic operations, alongside addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

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