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そろばん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. abacus; soroban
2. calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
Alt. forms
算そろ盤ばん
48%
そろばん
39%
ソロバン
10%
十そ露ろ盤ばん
珠そろ盤ばん
Pitch accent
そ
ろばん
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
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Examples (3 in total)
What's an abacus?
This is an abacus.
A calculator is more efficient than an abacus.