Meaning

Primary

Calculation With Abacus

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A pearl calculation is calculations you do with pearls. If you think about using pearls to calculate something, it's going to look a lot like using an abacus. That's why this calculation is calculation with abacus.

Reading

しゅざん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Watch out for the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

今日は珠算を勉強するって気分じゃないんだよね。

I don’t feel like studying calculations on an abacus today.

Kanji Composition