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さしひく
verb (godan, transitive)
to deduct; to subtract; to balance
他動詞 transitivebusinessfinance
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()かない
Present polite()()きます()()きません
Past()()いた()()かなかった
Past polite()()きました()()きませんでした
て form()()いて()()かなくて
ている present()()いている()()いていない
ている polite()()いています()()いていません
ている past()()いていた()()いていなかった
ている past polite()()いていました()()いていませんでした
Conditional ば()()けば()()かなければ
Conditional たら()()いたら()()かなかったら
Volitional()()こう
Volitional polite()()きましょう
Potential()()ける()()けない
Passive()()かれる()()かれない
Causative()()かせる()()かせない
Imperative()()()()くな
1. to deduct; to subtract
To remove an amount from a total, typically in financial or mathematical contexts.
税金(ぜいきん)()()く。
To deduct taxes.
After deducting expenses, there's almost no profit.
The take-home pay after deducting taxes is 200,000 yen.
2. to balance; to offset
To consider both positive and negative factors and arrive at a net result.
()()ゼロ
It balances out to zero.
Balancing the good and the bad, it's not a bad deal.
There were many hardships, but on balance it was an enjoyable experience.

Forms

Compound verb: () (to insert) + () (to pull, to subtract)

Usage

  • Sense 1 is arithmetic on a stated total: the amount removed takes , and what remains is usually named with ()()いた + noun (example 3).
  • Sense 2 weighs pluses against minuses rather than money, and most often appears as the noun ()()き or as ()()いて(かんが)える (to take everything into account).
  • Everyday subtraction is plain (); ()()く implies deducting from a sum owed or earned, so it belongs to payroll, invoicing, and accounting language.

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