Today’s Kanji is “算” (san); Kanji for “to calculate”.
Handwritten Kanji “算” (san)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “算”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 算 | サン | san | 14 | 竹 | to calculate |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “算”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 計算機 | けいさんき | keisanki | Calculator |
| 算用数字 | さんようすうじ | sanyousuuji | Arithmetic figures |
| 見積額を算出する | みつもりがくをさんしゅつする | mitsumorigaku wo sanshutsu suru | Calculate an estimate |
算数（さんすう）= arithmetic, math, mathematics