Japanese word

掛け算

Pronunciation

Romajikakezan

Meaning

  • nounmultiplication

Example

毎日掛け算を練習します。mai nichi ka ke zan o ren shū shi ma su

I practice multiplication every day.

Illustration for 掛け算 (multiplication)

More examples

長方形の面積は、縦と横の長さの掛け算で求められます。chō hō kei no men seki wa tate to yoko no naga sa no ka ke zan de moto me ra re ma su

The area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying its length and width.

Core concept

Describes combining equal groups into a total amount, with the number of groups and the size of each group determining the result.

Common phrases

  • 掛け算をするka ke zan o su ru

    do multiplication

  • 掛け算の九九ka ke zan no kyū kyū

    multiplication table

  • 掛け算の練習ka ke zan no ren shū

    multiplication practice

Similar words

乗算jōzan: A technical term for finding a total by multiplying numbers or quantities.
乗法jōhō: A mathematical operation in which one quantity is multiplied by another.

Definition in Japanese

同じ数をいくつかまとめて加え、その合計を求める計算。ona ji kazu o i ku tsu ka ma to me te kuwa e so no gō kei o moto me ru kei san

Word origin

掛け算 (kakezan) is formed from 掛ける (kakeru, "to multiply") in its stem form 掛け (kake) and 算 (san, "calculation").

Usage tips

  • In English, a multiplication problem is often read with "times," as in "three times four," while the operation is called multiplication.

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