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soroban

soroban noun: a Japanese abacus derived from the Chinese suanpan.

Noun

soroban (plural sorobans)

  1. A Japanese abacus derived from the Chinese suanpan.

Forms of soroban

pluralsorobans

Origin of soroban

From Japanese 算盤 (soroban).

Questions about soroban

What does soroban mean?
Soroban means a Japanese abacus derived from the Chinese suanpan.
What part of speech is soroban?
Soroban is a noun.
What is the plural of soroban?
The plural of soroban is sorobans.

Words near soroban in the dictionary

  1. sornidipine
  2. sorning
  3. sorns
  4. soro
  5. Soro Soke
  6. soroban
  7. sorobans
  8. Soroca
  9. sorocarp
  10. sorocarpic
  11. sorocarps

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