差し引き・差引き・差引|さしひきsashihiki[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
差し引き差し引き is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It combines kanji and kana.
差引き差引き is less common than 差し引き. It is another spelling that combines kanji and kana.
差引差引 is less common than both 差し引き and 差引き. It is written entirely in kanji, with an irregular kana-ending pattern.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdeduction; subtraction; balance
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbebb and flow; rise and fall
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 差し引きする（さしひきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 差し引きします（さしひきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 差し引きしない（さしひきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 差し引きしません（さしひきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 差し引きせず・差し引きせぬ（さしひきせず・さしひきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 差し引きした（さしひきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 差し引きしました（さしひきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 差し引きしなかった（さしひきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 差し引きしませんでした（さしひきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 差し引きして（さしひきして） |
| Potential | 差し引きできる（さしひきできる） |
| Passive | 差し引きされる（さしひきされる） |
| Causative | 差し引きさせる（さしひきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 差し引きさせられる（さしひきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 差し引きすれば（さしひきすれば） |
| tara | 差し引きしたら（さしひきしたら） |
| Volitional | 差し引きしよう（さしひきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 差し引きしましょう（さしひきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 差し引きしろ（さしひきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym控除こうじょWrittenFormal noun for deductions in tax and accounting, as in 「所得控除」; legal and official flavor, not everyday subtraction.
- SynonymマイナスNeutralLoanword covering minus, negative numbers and losses or deficits, e.g. 「マイナスになる」.
- Synonym差し引くさしひくNeutralThe verb form: to deduct or take away, e.g. 「給料から差し引く」; the headword 「差し引き」 is its noun form.
- Synonym差っ引くさっぴくCasualColloquial and rougher than 「差し引く」: to knock off or take away an amount; a blunt, offhand word with a more casual tone.
- Related減算げんざんWrittenWritten noun for subtraction as an arithmetic operation; it leans technical, the term you meet in mathematics.
- Antonym加算かさんWrittenAntonym: a noun for adding or totaling up, the opposite of deducting.
Use 「差し引き」 for a deduction or the balance left, as in 「差し引きゼロ」. Choose 「控除」 for tax deductions, 「差っ引く」 in casual speech, 「マイナス」 for negatives or losses, and 「加算」 when adding instead.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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