Japanese word

商

Pronunciation

Romajishō

Meaning

  • nounquotient

Example

この割り算の商は三です。ko no wa ri zan no shō wa san de su

The quotient of this division is three.

Illustration for 商 (quotient)

More examples

計算が合っているか、商と余りを使って確かめます。kei san ga a tte i ru ka shō to ama ri o tsuka tte tashi ka me ma su

We check whether the calculation is correct using the quotient and the remainder.

Core concept

Refers to the result produced by dividing one quantity by another.

Common phrases

  • 商が変わるshō ga ka wa ru

    the quotient changes

  • 商を求めるshō o moto me ru

    find the quotient

Definition in Japanese

割り算で、割られる数を割る数で割って得られる数。wa ri zan de wa ra re ru kazu o wa ru kazu de wa tte e ra re ru kazu

Word origin

商 (shō, "quotient") is a Sino-Japanese term based on the kanji 商 (shō, "trade; quotient"), borrowed from Chinese, where 商 also denotes the result of division.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese arithmetic, 商 (shō) names the result of division rather than the operation itself.

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