How to say "calculation" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 計算けいさんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe default word for calculation in almost any sense: doing arithmetic, working out a total, or reckoning how much something will cost or take. When unsure, this is the safe choice.
- 算出さんしゅつnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCalculation in the sense of deriving a specific figure or value from data, as when a rate or percentage is worked out and reported. Closer to computing a number than to doing sums.
- 勘定かんじょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCounting or reckoning, especially where money is concerned: adding up what is owed, settling a bill, keeping accounts. For plain arithmetic on paper, 計算 is the more natural choice.
- 算定さんていsuru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveCalculation that shades into estimation: working out an amount or quantity and fixing it as a figure, the word used when a value is determined rather than simply added up.
- 演算えんざんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCalculation in the technical sense of an operation: the adding, multiplying, and other processing done in mathematics or by a computer, not the everyday act of working out a sum.
Use 計算 as the all-purpose word for working numbers out; 算出 for deriving a figure from data, 算定 for determining an amount, 勘定 for counting and money matters, and 演算 for mathematical or computer operations.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese equivalents
- 計算けいさんcalculation
- 算出さんしゅつcalculation
- 勘定かんじょうcalculation
- 算定さんていcalculation
- 演算えんざんoperation
- 打算ださんcalculation
- 計数けいすうcalculation
- カルキュレーションcalculation
- 算用さんようcomputation
- 運算うんざんmathematical operation
- 数すうcounting
- つもりestimate
- 算数さんすうcalculation
- そろばんcalculation (esp. of profit and loss)
- 読みよみreading (e.g. of a situation)
- 算さんcounting
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