Translation guide
How to express 'round up' in Japanese, covering mathematical rounding, gathering people or things, and figurative rounding of numbers.
To increase a number to the nearest whole number or specified decimal place, following the rule of rounding up.
The standard verb for rounding up numbers. Used in math, finance, and everyday calculations.
Please round up the decimals.
In this calculation, we round 1.2 up to 2.
Literally 'rounding to the nearest whole number' (4 or less discard, 5 or more round up). Often used when the rounding rule is standard, but can imply rounding up if the digit is 5 or above.
If you round 1.5 to the nearest whole number, it becomes 2.
Specifically means to round up fractional amounts or odd sums, often used in accounting or precise contexts.
We rounded up the odd amount and made the total 1000 yen.
To collect or bring together a group of people, animals, or things, often for a specific purpose.
General verb for gathering people or things. Can be used for rounding up people, cattle, etc.
Please round up the employees in the conference room.
To call together, summon a group. Implies actively calling out to gather people.
To round up by driving or herding, often used for animals or in a forceful manner. Can be used figuratively for people.
To express a number in a simpler or approximate form by rounding up, often in casual speech or estimation.
切り上げる always rounds up (e.g., 1.1 → 2). 四捨五入する rounds to the nearest whole number (1.4 → 1, 1.5 → 2). Use 切り上げる when you specifically mean 'round up' regardless of the digit.
Rounding 1.1 up gives 2, rounding to the nearest gives 1.
切り上げる is only for numbers. For gathering people or animals, use 集める or similar verbs. Using 切り上げる for people would be nonsensical.
It took time to round up the sheep.
We rounded up the neighbors and prepared for the festival.
We rounded up the cattle and brought them back to the ranch.
Roughly speaking, there were about 100 participants (rounding up).