How to say mathematical expression in Japanese


Here is a list of common mathematics notation in English and Japanese

FormEnglishJapanese
A+B=CA+B=CA plus B equals CA 足す B は C
AB=CA-B=CA minus B equals CA 引く B は C
A×B=CA \times B=CA times B equals CA 掛ける B は C
A÷B=CA \div B=CA divides B equals CA 割る B は C
AB=CA^B=CA to the power B equals C
A raised to the Bth power equals C
A の B 乗は C
X2X^2X squaredX の二乗
X の自乗
X3X^3X cubedX の立方
12\frac{1}{2}one-half2 分の 1
23\frac{2}{3}two-third3 分の2
14X5Y\frac{14X}{5Y}14X over 5Y5Y 分の 14X
A\sqrt{A}square root of AA の平方根
A の自乗根
A の二乗根
A3\sqrt[3]{A}third square root of AA の三乗根
A の立方根
X!X!factorial of XX の階乗
X\|X\|absolute value of XX の絶対値
lnX\ln XLN (or linn) XX の自然対数
logbXlog_bXlog of X, base bログ b の X
(x24x+9)dx\int (x^2-4x+9)dxintegral of x squared minus 4x plus 9x 二乗 引く 4x 足す 9 の積分
()()parentheses丸括弧
[][]brackets隅括弧

Variables

Variables (A,B,C,X,Y) are read as is (but in Japanese accent). A is エー (e-), B is ビー (bi-), C is シー (shi-), X is エックス (ekkusu), Y is ワイ (wai), etc

Katakana

Most of the times using katakana version of English noun/verb is ok, for example:

  • It is common to hear プラス ++ and マイナス -
  • Integrals (\int) could be インテグラル (Integuraru) instead of the native Japanese (積分)
  • In programming and mathematics, equals (==) could be イコール

Happy learning!