そろばん
Frequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043. (for form ソロバン: 51,357. – 52,626.)
- abacus; sorobanword usually written using kana alone
- calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoningword usually written using kana alone
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- そろばんFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
- 算盤【そろばん】【ソロバン】Frequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
- 十露盤【そろばん】【ソロバン】
- 珠盤【そろばん】【ソロバン】
- ソロバンFrequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
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No, I just thought that since you can use an abacus, you might be good at doing calculations in your head.
In Japan, we still sometimes see someone use an abacus, but not as often as we used to.