calculator in Japanese
calculator in Japanese is 電卓, 計算機, 計算者 — calculator means a device, often electronic, used to perform mathematical calculations.
calculator in Japanese
電卓
Pronounced: dentaku
A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.
計算機
Pronounced: keisanki
A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.
計算者
Pronounced: keisansha
(historical) A person who performs mathematical calculation.
計算表
(obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.
What does "calculator" mean?
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noun A device, often electronic, used to perform mathematical calculations.
"The calculator on a bookkeeper's desk in the 1950s was an adding machine with mechanical guts."
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noun A person who calculates, especially one skilled at working things out strategically.
"She was a shrewd calculator of political risk."
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calculator in a sentence
- The calculator on a bookkeeper's desk in the 1950s was an adding machine with mechanical guts.
- I told him to hand me a calculator and he jokingly placed an adding machine at my side.
- She was a shrewd calculator of political risk.
- He is a cold calculator who never makes a move without weighing every outcome.
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What is "calculator" in Japanese?
"calculator" in Japanese is 電卓, 計算機, 計算者. calculator means: A device, often electronic, used to perform mathematical calculations.
How do you pronounce 電卓?
"calculator" in Japanese is 電卓, pronounced "dentaku".
Are there other ways to say "calculator" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "calculator": 電卓, 計算機, 計算者, 計算表.
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