引(ひ)き算(ざん)

ひきざん

noun

subtraction

See also: 引算(ひきざん) (subtraction (variant))

1. subtraction (mathematical operation)

The mathematical operation of subtracting one number from another.

引(ひ)き算(ざん)が苦手(にがて)だ。

I'm not good at subtraction.

引(ひ)き算(ざん)の答(こた)えを出(だ)す。

To get the answer to a subtraction problem.

足(た)し算(ざん)と引(ひ)き算(ざん)を習(なら)う。

To learn addition and subtraction.

引(ひ)き算(ざん) means subtraction - one of the four basic arithmetic operations.

Forms

引(ひ)く (to pull, subtract) + 算(さん) (calculation) = subtraction

THE FOUR BASIC OPERATIONS (四則(しそく)演算(えんざん)):

足(た)し算(ざん): addition (+)
引(ひ)き算(ざん): subtraction (-)
掛(か)け算(ざん): multiplication (×)
割(わ)り算(ざん): division (÷)

Expressing subtraction

10引(ひ)く3は7: 10 minus 3 is 7
10から3を引(ひ)く: subtract 3 from 10

Common expressions

引(ひ)き算(ざん)をする: to do subtraction
引(ひ)き算(ざん)の問題(もんだい): subtraction problem
引(ひ)き算(ざん)が得意(とくい)/苦手(にがて): to be good/bad at subtraction

Related math terms

暗算(あんざん): mental arithmetic
計算(けいさん): calculation
答(こた)え: answer
差(さ): difference (result of subtraction)

Related Words

Antonym: 足(た)し算(ざん) (addition)

Related: 掛(か)け算(ざん) (multiplication)

Related: 割(わ)り算(ざん) (division)

Related: 暗算(あんざん) (mental arithmetic)

Related: 計算(けいさん) (calculation)

Related: 答(こた)え (answer)

Related: 差(さ) (difference)

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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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