そろばん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. abacus; soroban
2. calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
Pitch accent
ろばん
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
mercenary; calculative; greedy; commercial-minded; venal
the figures add up; the calculation comes out right; to be profitable; to pay
counting on the abacus; cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation
mercenary; calculative; greedy; commercial-minded; venal
the figures add up; the calculation comes out right; to be profitable; to pay
calculating; miserly
Examples (3 in total)
What's an abacus?
This is an abacus.
A calculator is more efficient than an abacus.