noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
rounding off; rounding half away from zero
The usual rounding rule: discard digits 0-4 and round 5-9 upward. Used as a noun or with する for rounding numbers, amounts, decimal places, scores, etc.
小数点以下を四捨五入すると、答えは12になる。
If you round off the decimal places, the answer becomes 12.
金額は一円未満を四捨五入してください。
Please round the amount to the nearest yen.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
rounding off differences; reaching a common opinion
Figurative and less common than the numeric sense. It describes smoothing over small differences in views or details in order to arrive at an agreed position.
委員会は各案の細かな違いを四捨五入して、妥協案をまとめた。
The committee rounded off the small differences among the proposals and put together a compromise plan.