Japanese symbol for “deduction”
差し引き
さしひき
Romaji: sashihiki
deduction; subtraction; balance
In Japanese, deduction is 差し引き, read さしひき (sashihiki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt deduction; subtraction; balance
- n, vi, vs ebb and flow; rise and fall
Written forms: 差し引き、差引き、差引. Readings: さしひき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deduction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推理 | すいり suiri | reasoning; inference; deduction |
| 控除 | こうじょ koujo | subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax) |
| 推論 | すいろん suiron | inference; deduction; induction |
| 演繹 | えんえき en'eki | deductive reasoning; deduction |
| 演繹法 | えんえきほう en'ekihou | (method of) deduction |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 格差 | かくさ kakusa | qualitative difference; disparity; gap |
| 交差点 | こうさてん kousaten | crossing; intersection |
| 時差 | じさ jisa | time difference |
| 日差し | ひざし hizashi | sunlight; rays of the Sun |
| 誤差 | ごさ gosa | measurement error; calculation error |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
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.