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    端数を切り捨てる (hasū o kirisuteru - to round down the fraction)

    Grammar & Usage

    verb phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    Formed by the noun 端数 ('hasū', fraction/remainder), the direct object marker を ('o'), and the compound Ichidan verb 切り捨てる ('kirisuteru', to truncate/cut off). It is widely used in arithmetic, finance, and accounting to describe rounding down values below a certain unit.

    Sample sentences

    合計金額の1円未満の端数を切り捨てて請求書を発行した。

    We issued the invoice after rounding down fractions of less than one yen from the total amount.

    小数点第2位以下の端数を切り捨ててください。

    Please truncate the digits beyond the second decimal place.

    割り勘の計算を簡単にするため、端数は切り捨てることにした。

    To make splitting the bill easier, we decided to round down the odd amounts.

    Quick facts

    antonym:端数を切り上げる (hasū o kiriageru - to round up)
    verb_type:Ichidan verb (切り捨てる: -te form is 切り捨てて, polite form is 切り捨てます)
    kanji_composition:端 (edge/fraction), 数 (number), 切 (cut), 捨 (discard)

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    Example

    合計金額の1円未満の端数を切り捨てて請求書を発行した。

    We issued the invoice after rounding down fractions of less than one yen from the total amount.

    小数点第2位以下の端数を切り捨ててください。

    Please truncate the digits beyond the second decimal place.

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