Japanese symbol for “abacus”
算盤
そろばん
Romaji: soroban
abacus; soroban
In Japanese, abacus is 算盤, read そろばん (soroban).
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Meanings
- n abacus; soroban
- n calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
Written forms: 算盤、十露盤、珠盤. Readings: そろばん、ソロバン.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “abacus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アバカス | アバカス abakasu | abacus |
| アバクス | アバクス abakusu | abacus; flat slab forming the top part of the capital of a column |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 計算 | けいさん keisan | calculation; computation; reckoning |
| 予算 | よさん yosan | estimate (of costs); budget |
| 決算 | けっさん kessan | settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results |
| 換算 | かんさん kansan | conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange |
| 清算 | せいさん seisan | (financial) settlement; squaring accounts; clearing debts |
| 採算 | さいさん saisan | profit |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 円盤 | えんばん enban | disk; discus; platter |
See also: Chinese symbol for “abacus”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.