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引算

ひきざん

subtraction

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Examples

  1. 妹はまだ引算が苦手です。

    いもうとはまだひきざんがにがてです。

    My little sister is still bad at subtraction.

  2. 足し算は好きだけれど、引算は嫌いだ。

    たしざんはすきだけれど、ひきざんはきらいだ。

    I like addition, but I don't like subtraction.

  3. この問題は引算を使えば、計算機がなくてもすぐに答えが出ます。

    このもんだいはひきざんをつかえば、けいさんきがなくてもすぐにこたえがでます。

    If you use subtraction on this problem, the answer comes out at once even without a calculator.

Common patterns

引算をする
to do subtraction
引算が苦手だ
to be bad at subtraction
足し算と引算
addition and subtraction

Memory tip

Usually written 引き算 with the okurigana き; 引算 is the compressed form you meet in textbooks and headings. The four operations pair up as 足し算・引き算・掛け算・割り算.

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