Japanese symbol for “counting”
計算
けいさん
Romaji: keisan
calculation; computation; reckoning; counting
In Japanese, counting is 計算, read けいさん (keisan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt calculation; computation; reckoning; counting; adding up; working out
- n, vs, vt consideration; calculation; estimation; expectation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “counting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勘定 | かんじょう kanjou | calculation; computation; counting |
| 数 | すう suu | counting; calculation; figures |
| カウント | カウント kaunto | count; counting |
| 計数 | けいすう keisuu | calculation; counting |
| 算 | さん san | counting; calculation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
| 設計 | せっけい sekkei | plan; design; layout |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total; total amount |
| 時計 | とけい tokei | clock; watch; timepiece |
| 統計 | とうけい toukei | statistics |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “counting”.
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.