Translation guide
The English word "checks" can refer to financial instruments, patterns, verification processes, or restraints. This guide helps learners express each meaning naturally in Japanese.
To refer to checks used for payment, as in personal or bank checks.
The standard term for a check (financial instrument).
Loanword from English, commonly used in casual contexts, but 小切手 is more precise for the financial instrument.
Can I pay by check?
To describe a pattern of squares, like on clothing or fabric.
To refer to the act of checking, verifying, or inspecting something.
Noun meaning confirmation or verification. Often used in compounds like 確認する (to check/confirm).
Loanword used as a noun or part of チェックする (to check). Very common in casual and business contexts.
Refers to inspection or maintenance check, often for machinery, vehicles, or equipment.
To refer to checks as in restraints, controls, or limits on something.
To ask for the check/bill at a restaurant or bar.
While チェック is widely understood, overusing it can sound unnatural. Use 確認 for formal verification and 点検 for inspections.
小切手 is the precise term for a bank check. チェック is a loanword that may be understood but is less formal. In business, always use 小切手.
格子縞の着物
a kimono with a checkered pattern
to check the data
security check
車の点検をする
to do a car inspection
牽制球を投げる
to throw a pickoff throw (in baseball; literally 'check ball')
勘定して！
Check, please! (casual)