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Japanese word 算盤: abacus / counting frame. Meanings and example sentences.

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算盤 (そろばん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

算盤 (そろばん) means abacus / counting frame.

See example sentences below.

算盤 at a glance

算盤
そろばんsoroban
N2noun
abacus / counting frame
算盤そろばんsorobanN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 算盤

Core meaning

abacus / counting frame

Basic example sentences

Example 1

昔はそろばんで計算していました。

Translation

In the past, people used an abacus to calculate.

Example 2

子どもにそろばんを教えています。

Translation

I am teaching children how to use an abacus.

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