soroban

soroban — 名詞

1. a traditional Japanese calculating tool made of beads that slide on rods inside

1.名詞B1
釋義

算盤

日本傳統計算工具

a traditional Japanese calculating tool made of beads that slide on rods inside a rectangular frame, used for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers by moving the beads up and down with the fingers.

例句

Yuki learned to add three-digit sums on a soroban after two weeks of daily practice.

Yuki 在兩週的每日練習後，學會了用算盤計算三位數的加減。

collocation: on a soroban

The elderly shopkeeper reached for his soroban to calculate the total bill for the customer.

那位年長的店老闆伸手拿起他的算盤，為顧客計算總金額。

use: reach for + soroban

同義詞
  • abacus

    the general term for any bead‑frame counting tool; soroban is the specific Japanese version

  • suan pan

    the Chinese abacus from which the soroban was adapted; it has a different bead layout (5+2 or 5+1 instead of 4+1)

  • counting frame

    a simpler educational tool with beads on wires; less structured than a soroban

文法句型

soroban + verb (singular)

用法筆記

The soroban is optimised for base‑10 arithmetic and gives faster results when the user masters a standard finger‑movement technique. Although less common than digital calculators, it is still taught in some Japanese primary schools and used in certain shops and offices.

常見錯誤

❌Could you pass me the soroban? I need to calculate.
✅Could you pass me the soroban? I need to calculate on it.
💡soroban is the tool, not the operation; you perform the calculation using it.
❌A soroban is a Chinese abacus.
✅A soroban is a Japanese abacus, similar to the Chinese suan pan but with fewer beads.
💡the soroban is Japanese, not Chinese, though it was adapted from the Chinese suan pan.