Memory phrase for the Kanji: 算


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Meaning

calculate, count, reckon

Pronunciation

SAN

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

bamboo
eye
two handsTwo hands 屮 (with the fingers towards the top) simplified and combined.
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Vocabulary

 算数  さんすう  arithmetic
 予算  よさん  estimate, budget
 割算  わりざん  division (math)
 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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