Translation guide
A bank account for everyday transactions, deposits, and withdrawals. In Japanese, this is typically expressed as 普通預金口座 or simply 普通預金. The term can also refer to a country's balance of payments current account, which is 経常収支.
My salary is deposited into my current account.
Commonly used shorthand for 普通預金口座. Natural in everyday speech.
I'd like to open a current account.
An integrated account that combines a current account with time deposits and sometimes a loan facility. Common at Japanese banks.
With an integrated account, you can manage time deposits together as well.
A current account used primarily by businesses for checks and bills. Not typically for individuals.
Corporations use current accounts for payments.
The component of a country's balance of payments that covers trade in goods and services, income, and current transfers.
Do not translate 'current account' word-for-word as 現在の口座 or 流動口座. These are not used in Japanese banking.
普通預金 is the standard personal account (like a checking account). 当座預金 is a business account for checks and bills, rarely used by individuals.
The current account deficit is widening.