JLPT N3 · Numbers & math

引き算

ひきざん

subtraction

Stroke order of 引き算

3 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

引 · 4 strokesき · 4 strokes算 · 14 strokes

Memory trick

引 pulls a bow string away, 算 calculating: subtraction.

Parts: 引 pull + き + 算 calculation

The characters in 引き算

きき — ki (4 strokes)

Example sentence

引き算はむずかしいです。

ひきざんはむずかしいです。

Subtraction is difficult.

Words with 引

引くto pull 引き出しdrawer 引っ越すto move house 取引deal; transaction 引き出すto withdraw 割引discount 引き起こすto cause; to trigger 引用quotation 引き分けdraw; tie

Words with 算

予算budget 足し算addition 掛け算multiplication 割り算division 計算calculation

More words: Numbers & math

足し算addition 掛け算multiplication 割り算division 偶数even number 奇数odd number 小数decimal 分数fraction 計算calculation 数えるto count 割るto divide; to break 億hundred million 約about; approximately 以下or less; below 未満less than

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