noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. conversion (e.g. yen to dollars), change, exchange, translation (numerical).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
換算 かんさん
かん
ざん
換算 かんざん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

interchange, period, change
カン か.える (8th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
clear, bright
カン あき.らか (Kentei 1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
calculate, divining, number
サン そろ (2nd, N2)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)