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.WORD FORMATION:引(ひ)く (to pull, subtract) + 算(さん) (calculation) = subtractionTHE 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 710から3を引(ひ)く: subtract 3 from 10COMMON 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 subtractionRELATED 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) general Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.6.6 3:06 05000/05333_hikizan