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差し引く

差引く

Reading

Kana: さしひく
Romaji: sashihiku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5k
vt
1

to deduct; to take away; to dock

2

to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind

v5k
vi
3

to ebb and flow

Kanji

差
Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し
Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
引
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

Example Sentence

１０から２を差(さ)し引(ひ)くと８です。
➥Subtract two from ten and you have eight.
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