引(ひ)き算(ざん)

ひきざん
noun
subtraction
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) = 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

Related: 足(た)し算(ざん) (addition)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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