寄よせ算ざん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

addition; adding up

Elementary arithmetic term for addition; often used in primary school math. Can be used as a suru-verb (寄せ算する) meaning 'to add up'.

• 小しょう学がく生せいはまず寄よせ算ざんと引ひき算ざんを習ならいます。

  Elementary school students first learn addition and subtraction.

• この数すう字じを全ぜん部ぶ寄よせ算ざんしてください。

  Please add up all these numbers.