Japanese word

計算

Pronunciation

Romajikeisan

Meaning

  • nouncalculation

Example

計算を間違えました。kei san o ma chiga e ma shi ta

I made a mistake in my calculation.

Illustration for 計算 (calculation)

More examples

毎日、計算の練習をします。mai nichi kei san no ren shū o shi ma su

I practice calculations every day.

答えを出すための計算を見せてください。kota e o da su ta me no kei san o mi se te ku da sa i

Please show me the calculation you used to get the answer.

Core concept

Describes working with numbers to find a result or total, often by following a set method.

Common phrases

  • 計算をするkei san o su ru

    do a calculation

  • 計算を終えるkei san o o e ru

    finish the calculation

  • 計算を間違えるkei san o ma chiga e ru

    make a mistake in the calculation

  • 計算の結果kei san no kek ka

    result of the calculation

Similar words

勘定kanjō: The act of working out an amount owed or counting money.
見積もりmitsumori: A predicted cost, amount, or time based on available information.

Definition in Japanese

数や量を一定の方法で処理し、答えや合計を求めること。sū ya ryō o it tei no hō hō de sho ri shi kota e ya gō kei o moto me ru ko to

Word origin

計算 (keisan) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 計 (kei, "measure") and 算 (san, "calculate"), combining the ideas of measuring and calculating.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, a calculation can be a careful estimate, such as a travel-time calculation, not only an exact mathematical answer.

Other meanings

  • adding upnoun

Related words

  • 計算するkeisansurucalculateverb

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