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算
On'yomi
サン
SAN
Kun'yomi
そろ
soro
calculate · divining · number · abacus · probability
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Strokes14
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Radical竹bamboo(6)
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Strokes14
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of bamboo, eye, and hands. Counting with bamboo.
Symbolism
Calculation, budget, arithmetic. Represents counting.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
無理算段
むりさんだん
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit; scraping together (a sum of money)
粉飾決算
ふんしょくけっさん
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting; fraudulent accounting
神機妙算
しんきみょうさん
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme; inscrutable stratagem
神算鬼謀
しんさんきぼう
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme; inscrutable stratagem
Proverbs & Idioms
算盤ずくで行動する
そろばんずくでこうどうする
Acting only by calculation
Being motivated solely by profit and loss