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算 — to calculate

Grade 2さん, そろ
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算 (readings: さん, そろ; Japanese kanji) means “to calculate”. It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 計算 (calculation).

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What does 算 mean?

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Kanji
Meaningto calculate
Readingsさん, そろ
GradeGrade 2 (Easy)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example計算 (calculation)

How to read 算

算 is read さん or そろ depending on the word.

Words with 算

  • つうさんtổng cộng
  • けいさんtính toán
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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