算 Kanji – calculate
The Japanese kanji 算 can mean calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability.
Meaning and Readings
How is 算 read?
算 has the onyomi reading サン and the kunyomi reading そろ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as san, soro.
Common Japanese Words Using 算
These common Japanese words contain 算. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 演算（えんざん） — operation, calculation
- 加算（かさん） — addition, adding, supplement
- 概算（がいさん） — approximation, rough estimate, ballpark figure
- 換算（かんさん） — conversion (e.g. yen to dollars), change, exchange, translation (numerical)
- 計算（けいさん） — calculation, computation, reckoning, counting, adding up, working out, figures
- 決算（けっさん） — settlement of accounts, closing accounts, financial results, reporting (of accounts)
- 誤算（ごさん） — miscalculation
- 公算（こうさん） — probability, likelihood
- 採算（さいさん） — profit
- 算出（さんしゅつ） — calculation, computation