演算|えんざんenzan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, mathoperation; calculation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 演算する（えんざんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 演算します（えんざんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 演算しない（えんざんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 演算しません（えんざんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 演算せず・演算せぬ（えんざんせず・えんざんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 演算した（えんざんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 演算しました（えんざんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 演算しなかった（えんざんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 演算しませんでした（えんざんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 演算して（えんざんして） |
| Potential | 演算できる（えんざんできる） |
| Passive | 演算される（えんざんされる） |
| Causative | 演算させる（えんざんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 演算させられる（えんざんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 演算すれば（えんざんすれば） |
| tara | 演算したら（えんざんしたら） |
| Volitional | 演算しよう（えんざんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 演算しましょう（えんざんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 演算しろ（えんざんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym計算けいさんNeutralThe most common word for calculating, with the widest range — it can also mean weighing things up. 「演算」 is narrower: rule-based mathematical or computer operations.
- Related割り出すわりだすNeutralA verb: to work a figure out by calculation, or to deduce a conclusion from clues, as in 「犯人を割り出す」. It stresses arriving at the result, not the operation itself.
- Related算定さんていWrittenWritten register. To calculate an amount or quantity against a set standard, as in 「損害額を算定する」 — it stresses assessing or fixing the figure.
- Related算出さんしゅつWrittenWritten register. To calculate out a concrete numerical value, as in 「平均値を算出する」 — it stresses the result obtained, while 「演算」 points to the operation process.
- Related勘定かんじょうNeutralAbout money: reckoning up amounts and paying the bill, as in 「お勘定」; it can also mean the bill itself. 「演算」 has no payment sense — it is rule-based math or computer work.
- Related運算うんざんWrittenRare. Computing a value according to a formula; in meaning it is close to 「演算」, but today 「演算」 or 「計算」 is what people normally say.
- Related計数けいすうWrittenWritten register. Calculating out a number, or the figure obtained; as in 「計数管理」, it centres on handling figures rather than the operation itself.
- Relatedはじき出すはじきだすCasualColloquial verb for working a number out, as in 「費用をはじき出す」. Its other senses — flicking something out, driving people out — are unrelated to arithmetic.
Use 「演算」 for rule-based mathematical or computer operations, as in 「四則演算」 and 「演算処理」. For everyday calculating say 「計算」; for settling a bill 「勘定」; for assessing an amount 「算定」; for producing a value 「算出」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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