算する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 算する | 算しない |
| Polite | 算します | 算しません |
| Past polite | 算しました | 算しませんでした |
| Past | 算した | 算しなかった |
| Te-form | 算して | 算しないで |
| Desire | 算したい | 算したくない |
| Potential | 算できる | 算できない |
| Passive | 算される | 算されない |
| Causative | 算させる | 算させない |
| Causative passive | 算させられる | 算させられない |
| Volitional | 算しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 算しましょう | |
| Imperative | 算しろ | 算するな |
| Conditional | 算すれば | 算しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 算したら | 算しなかったら |
divining sticks
Refers to sticks used in traditional divination practices. This sense is rare and specialized.
易者が算を使って占いをした。
The diviner used divining sticks to tell fortunes.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
General term for counting or calculation. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to count' or 'to calculate'.
settlement; clearing of accounts · liquidation · ending a relationship; breaking up; burying the past
operation; calculation
profitability; profit; paying basis
exact calculation; adjustment of accounts; settlement
trial calculation; preliminary estimate; estimation
calculation; estimation; computation
adding up; totaling; summing
miscalculation; wrong estimate; mistaken assumption
adding up; cumulative addition; totaling · integration · cost estimate; quantity survey; estimating quantities and costs
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
counting backwards; calculating backwards; back-calculation · inverse operation
addition
prospects of victory; chances of success
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
multiplication
figuring out a way; devising a plan; working out how to do something · contriving to raise money; managing to get funds
multiplication
mental arithmetic; mental calculation
subtraction; subtracting
reckoning from a starting point; counting from
probability; likelihood
subtraction