()(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.
()(ざん)苦手(にがて)
I'm not good at subtraction.
()(ざん)(こた)()
To get the answer to a subtraction problem.
To learn addition and subtraction.

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

WORD FORMATION:
() (to pull, subtract) + (さん) (calculation) = subtraction

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

EXPRESSING SUBTRACTION:

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

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