The Japanese vocabulary「引き算 (ひきざん、hikizan)」means “subtraction.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 引き算 |
| Hiragana | ひきざん |
| Romaji Reading | hikizan |
| English Meaning | subtraction |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | 今日の宿題は引き算だ。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kyō no shukudai wa hikizan da. |
| English Meaning | Today’s homework is subtraction. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 今日の宿題は引き算です。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kyō no shukudai wa hikizan desu. |
| English Meaning | Today’s homework is subtraction. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 引き算は小学一年生で習う。 |
| Romaji Reading | Hikizan wa shōgaku ichinensei de narau. |
| English Meaning | We learn subtraction in the first grade of elementary school.
(Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 引き算は小学一年生で習います。 |
| Romaji Reading | Hikizan wa shōgaku ichinensei de naraimasu. |
| English Meaning | We learn subtraction in the first grade of elementary school.
(Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | このプリントの問題は、全部引き算だ。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kono purinto no mondai wa, zenbu hikizan da. |
| English Meaning | The questions on this handout are all about subtraction. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | このプリントの問題は、全部引き算です。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kono purinto no mondai wa, zenbu hikizan desu. |
| English Meaning | The questions on this handout are all about subtraction. (Polite Form) |
