Soroban

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The soroban (算盤, そろばん, counting tray) is an abacus developed in Japan. It is derived from the ancient Chinese suanpan, imported to Japan in the 14th century.^{[1][nb 1]} Like the suanpan, the soroban is still used today, despite the proliferation of practical and affordable pocket electronic calculators.

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