端数を切り上げる (to round up a fraction)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase is composed of the noun '端数' (remainder/fraction), the accusative object marker 'を', and the transitive compound verb '切り上げる' (to round up/cut upwards). It acts as a standard mathematical and accounting predicate indicating the upward rounding of fractional or decimal units to the next specified place value. The verb conjugates as a standard Group 2 (Ichidan) verb.
Sample sentences
合計金額の10円未満の端数は切り上げます。
Amounts less than 10 yen in the total sum will be rounded up.
計算を簡単にするために、端数を切り上げて概算を出した。
To simplify the calculation, I rounded up the fractions and made a rough estimate.
小数点以下の端数を切り上げると、結果は5になります。
If you round up the decimal digits, the result becomes 5.
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Example
合計金額の10円未満の端数は切り上げます。
Amounts less than 10 yen in the total sum will be rounded up.
計算を簡単にするために、端数を切り上げて概算を出した。
To simplify the calculation, I rounded up the fractions and made a rough estimate.
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