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掛け算 (かけざん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

掛かけ算ざん

か

け

ざ

ん

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

mathematics

The arithmetic operation of multiplication. Used in mathematical contexts and everyday calculation.

小しょう学がく生せいは掛かけ算ざんの九く九くを覚おぼえる。
Elementary school students memorize the multiplication tables.
この

問もん

題だい

は

掛か

け

算ざん

で

解と

け

ます

。

This problem can be solved by multiplication.

Written forms

掛かけ算ざんUsage38%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
かけ算ざんUsage56%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used in educational contexts or for readability.
掛かけ算ざんUsage3%
Simplified kanji variant, less common but still seen.
かけざんUsage3%

Kanji

掛hang, suspend, depend
算calculate, divining, number

Similar words

割わり算ざん
Division, the inverse operation of multiplication.
足たし算ざん
Addition, another basic arithmetic operation.
引ひき算ざん
Subtraction, another basic arithmetic operation.

Etymology

Compound of 掛け (kake, 'multiplying') + 算 (san, 'calculation'). The kanji 掛 carries a sense of 'applying' or 'multiplying' in this context.