算盤

そろばん · also ソロバン

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

JLPT N2 common word Also written 十露盤、珠盤

Meaning

n
abacus; soroban
n
calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

Example sentences

算盤とは日本のアバカスのことだ。

A "soroban" is a type of Japanese abacus.
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.