Memory phrase for the Kanji: 算

算

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Meaning calculate, count, reckon

Pronunciation

SAN

Explanation

From top: bamboo 竹, an abacus 目 (=calculation board), and two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined)

Mnemonic
 
I use the bamboo abacus with both hands to calculate and count.

Radicals

竹 bamboo
目 eye
廾 two handsEven though the radical actually was developed from feet, it is here understood as two hands 屮 (with the fingers 山 upwards, simplified and combined).
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 Vocabulary

算数 さんすう  arithmetic
割算 わりざん  division (math)
予算 よさん  estimate, budget
引算 ひきざん  subtraction
掛け算 かけざん  multiplication
採算 さいさん  profit
換算 かんさん  conversion, change, exchange
暗算 あんざん  mental arithmetic
決算 けっさん  balance sheet, settlement of accounts

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