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算数

さんすう

arithmetic, (elementary school) maths

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Examples

  1. 算数は数を取り扱う。

    さんすうはかずをとりあつかう。

    Arithmetic deals with numbers.

  2. 娘は算数が好きだが、国語は苦手だ。

    むすめはさんすうがすきだが、こくごはにがてだ。

    My daughter likes maths but isn't good at Japanese.

  3. 小学校では算数の時間に掛け算を習う。

    しょうがっこうではさんすうのじかんにかけざんをならう。

    In elementary school you learn multiplication in maths class.

Common patterns

算数の時間
maths class
算数が得意だ
to be good at arithmetic
算数の問題
an arithmetic problem

Memory tip

算数 is the name of the subject in Japanese elementary school; from junior high onward the same subject is called 数学. So a child says 算数の宿題 and a high-schooler says 数学の宿題.

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