soroban
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soroban
< Japanese < Chinese suànpan, equivalent to suàn count + pán board
Example Sentences
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Western curriculum-smiths use the soroban as an instructional gimmick to teach place value and numbers; but there they drop it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every day after school, Hanako sat in the cold living room practicing her soroban and kanji.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
So Hanako sat down to concentrate on her soroban.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
“And I’m supposed to practice with the soroban tonight. The sensei gave me one.”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Here sat a group of clerks, each with his soroban or adding machine at his side.
From The Motor Maids in Fair Japan by Stokes, Katherine
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