暗算 (anzan)

mental arithmetic

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

暗算 (あんざん, anzan) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “mental arithmetic”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

かれ暗算あんざん出来できるほどの 頭脳ずのうわせていない。

He's not smart enough to add numbers in his head.

彼は暗算が出来るほどの頭脳を持ち合わせていない。

He doesn't have enough brains to do sums in his head.

いや算盤やってるから暗算得意なのかと思って。

No, I just thought that since you can use an abacus, you might be good at doing calculations in your head.

彼は暗算が出来るほど頭が良くない。

He doesn't have enough brains to do sums in his head.