Translation guide
How to express 'round up' in Japanese, covering mathematical rounding, gathering people or things, and figurative rounding of numbers.
To increase a number to the nearest whole number or specified decimal place, following the rule of rounding up.
To collect or bring together a group of people, animals, or things, often for a specific purpose.
To express a number in a simpler or approximate form by rounding up, often in casual speech or estimation.
Pattern meaning 'make it about...'. Used to round a number to a convenient approximate value, often rounding up.
1980円を約2000円にする。
Round up 1980 yen to about 2000 yen.
切り上げる always rounds up (e.g., 1.1 → 2). 四捨五入する rounds to the nearest whole number (1.4 → 1, 1.5 → 2). Use 切り上げる when you specifically mean 'round up' regardless of the digit.
1.1を切り上げると2、四捨五入すると1です。
Rounding 1.1 up gives 2, rounding to the nearest gives 1.
切り上げる is only for numbers. For gathering people or animals, use 集める or similar verbs. Using 切り上げる for people would be nonsensical.
The standard verb for rounding up numbers. Used in math, finance, and everyday calculations.
小数点以下を切り上げてください。
Please round up the decimals.
この計算では、1.2を2に切り上げます。
In this calculation, we round 1.2 up to 2.
Literally 'rounding to the nearest whole number' (4 or less discard, 5 or more round up). Often used when the rounding rule is standard, but can imply rounding up if the digit is 5 or above.
1.5を四捨五入すると2になります。
If you round 1.5 to the nearest whole number, it becomes 2.
Specifically means to round up fractional amounts or odd sums, often used in accounting or precise contexts.
端数を切り上げて、合計を1000円にしました。
We rounded up the odd amount and made the total 1000 yen.
General verb for gathering people or things. Can be used for rounding up people, cattle, etc.
社員を会議室に集めてください。
Please round up the employees in the conference room.
羊を集めるのに時間がかかった。
It took time to round up the sheep.
To call together, summon a group. Implies actively calling out to gather people.
近所の人を呼び集めて、お祭りの準備をした。
We rounded up the neighbors and prepared for the festival.
To round up by driving or herding, often used for animals or in a forceful manner. Can be used figuratively for people.
牛を駆り集めて牧場に戻した。
We rounded up the cattle and brought them back to the ranch.
Phrase meaning 'roughly speaking', used when giving an approximate number that may be rounded up.
大ざっぱに言うと、参加者は100人くらいです。
Roughly speaking, there were about 100 participants (rounding up).