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算 kanji: meaning “calculate”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N214 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
calculate
On'yomi
サン
Kun'yomi
そろ

Picture story to remember 算

Your eye (目) follows the beads of a bamboo (竹) abacus as both hands calculate.

Parts in this story:目, 竹

How to write 算: stroke order

算 is written with 14 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 算

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Kanji that share parts with 算.