算 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- サン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- to calculate
Origin
Long ago, people counted with bamboo sticks — so 算 wears the bamboo crown.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| サン | 算数・計算・予算 |
|---|
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 算数さんすう
arithmetic
- 計算けいさん
calculation
Example
算数が すきです。
I like arithmetic.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)