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How to say 'Division' in Japanese | 割り算

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The Japanese word for Division is 'Warizan', written as 割り算 in Japanese.'Division' in hiragana is わりざん.

    word

    割り算

    Meaning

    Division

    Reading

    わりざん

    warizan

    Kanji

    割Divide, Split 算Calculate

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '割り算 (わりざん)' refers to the mathematical operation of division. It is commonly used in educational contexts, such as in math classes or when explaining arithmetic operations. For example: I learned division in school today「今日学校で割り算を習った」(きょうがっこうでわりざんをならった). Division is harder than multiplication「割り算は掛け算より難しい」(わりざんはかけざんよりむずかしい). This term is often used alongside other arithmetic operations like addition (足し算, たしざん), subtraction (引き算, ひきざん), and multiplication (掛け算, かけざん).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    987

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 割り算

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    割

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

  • kanji

    算

    Meaning

    Calculate

Hiragana in the Word 割り算

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 割り算 Through the Kanji 割

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 割 as well.

  • word

    役割

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    割

    Meaning

    Ratio

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    分割

    Meaning

    Split, Division

  • word

    割る

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割合

    Meaning

    Proportion, Relatively

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割合に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り込む

    Meaning

    Cut in, Interrupt

  • word

    割れる

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割り箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

Words Related to 割り算 Through the Kanji 算

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 算 as well.

  • word

    計算

    Meaning

    Calculation

  • word

    引き算

    Meaning

    Subtraction

  • word

    足し算

    Meaning

    Addition

  • word

    掛け算

    Meaning

    Multiplication

  • word

    予算

    Meaning

    Budget

  • word

    採算

    Meaning

    Profitability

  • word

    決算

    Meaning

    Settlement, Closing

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What does 'Warizan' (割り算) mean?

'Warizan' means 'Division' .

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