掛(か)け算(ざん) かけざん noun multiplication number 1. multiplication (mathematical operation) The mathematical operation of multiplying numbers together. 掛(か)け算(ざん)の九九(くく)を覚(おぼ)える。🔊 To memorize the multiplication table. 掛(か)け算(ざん)で面積(めんせき)を求(もと)める。🔊 To find the area using multiplication. 掛(か)け算(ざん) is multiplication. Composed of 掛(か)ける (to multiply) + 算(さん) (calculation).Common patterns3掛(か)ける4は12: 3 times 4 is 123×4=12: read as 3掛(か)ける4は12CULTURAL NOTE (九九(くく)):Japanese children learn the times table (1-9) as 九九(くく), reciting it rhythmically:2×2=4 → 二(に)二(にん)が四(し)2×3=6 → 二三(にさん)が六(ろく)Related words足(た)し算(ざん): addition引(ひ)き算(ざん): subtraction割(わ)り算(ざん): division Related Words Antonym: 割(わ)り算(ざん) (division) Related: 足(た)し算(ざん) (addition) Related: 引(ひ)き算(ざん) (subtraction) general Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.10.11 3:33 05000/05334_kakezan