abacus
noun#36,691
Translations
- そろばんそろばん
- アバカスアバカス
- アバクスアバクス
- そろばん玉そろばんだま
English definition
- a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
Examples
- In Japan, we still sometimes see someone use an abacus, but not as often as we used to.
- A calculator is more efficient than an abacus.