Translation guide
An invoice is a document requesting payment for goods or services. In Japanese business contexts, the most common term is 請求書 (seikyūsho).
A document sent to request payment for products or services.
The standard term for an invoice or bill in business. Used when a seller formally requests payment from a buyer.
Please send the invoice.
I checked the amount on the invoice.
Loanword from English, used in international trade or when referring to a commercial invoice. Less common in domestic contexts.
Please tell me the invoice number.
A delivery note or statement of delivery, sometimes used as a de facto invoice in simple transactions, but legally distinct.
The delivery note and invoice are issued separately.
To send an invoice or bill someone.
Referring to specific parts of an invoice.
An invoice (請求書) is a request for payment, while a receipt (領収書, ryōshūsho) is proof of payment. Using the wrong term can cause accounting confusion.
In Japanese, a detailed statement of account is 計算書 (keisansho) or 明細書 (meisaisho). An invoice is specifically a payment request.
May I invoice for last month's work?