試算(しさん)

しさん
noun, suru verb
trial calculation; preliminary estimate; tentative computation
1. trial calculation; preliminary estimate; tentative computation
a preliminary calculation made to check or estimate figures before making a final determination; often used in business and financial planning
費用(ひよう)を試算(しさん)してみた。
I did a preliminary cost calculation.
試算(しさん)では年間(ねんかん)一億円(いちおくえん)の削減(さくげん)になる。
According to preliminary calculations, it would result in annual savings of 100 million yen.
政府(せいふ)は経済効果(けいざいこうか)を試算(しさん)した。
The government calculated a preliminary estimate of the economic impact.

FORMATION:
試(し) (trial, test) + 算(さん) (calculation) → trial calculation

CAN FUNCTION AS:

  • Noun: 試算(しさん)を行(おこな)う (to conduct a trial calculation)
  • Suru-verb: 試算(しさん)する (to make a trial calculation)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 試算(しさん)表(ひょう) (trial balance - accounting term)
  • 試算(しさん)結果(けっか) (results of trial calculation)
  • ～と試算(しさん)される (to be estimated at ~)

CONTEXT:

Commonly used in:

  • Government policy announcements
  • Business planning and budgeting
  • Financial analysis
  • Project feasibility studies

RELATED:

  • 概算(がいさん) (rough estimate)
  • 見積(みつも)り (estimate, quotation)
  • 計算(けいさん) (calculation - general)
  • 精算(せいさん) (exact calculation, settlement)
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Added 2026.1.26 8:18 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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