# 算 — calculate

算 means “calculate”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: サン (san). Kun'yomi: そろ (soro).

- Meaning: calculate
- On'yomi: サン (san)
- Kun'yomi: そろ (soro)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 算

Bamboo (竹) counters before your eyes (目): calculate.

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 目 eye · 廾 two hands

## Don't confuse it with

[箱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/box/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [減](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decrease/) · [割](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/split/) · [番](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/turn-in-a-series/) · [算](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/calculate/) · [残](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/remain/) · [率](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rate/) · [限](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/limit/) · [個](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/individual/)

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