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代金引換 (だいきんひきかえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

代だい金きん引ひき換かえ

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Meanings

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noun

cash on delivery; COD

Payment method where the recipient pays when the goods are delivered. Common in online shopping and mail order.

この商しょう品ひんは代だい金きん引ひき換かえでお送おくりします。
This item will be sent cash on delivery.
代だい金きん引ひき換

かえ

の

手て

数すう

料りょう

は

お

客きゃく

様さま

負ふ

担たん

と

なり

ます

。

The COD fee is borne by the customer.

Written forms

代だい金きん引ひき換かえ
Standard kanji spelling for 'cash on delivery'.
代だい金きん引ひき換かえ
Explicit okurigana spelling, also common.

Kanji

代substitute, change, convert
金gold
引pull, tug, jerk
換interchange, period, change

Similar words

着ちゃく払ばらい
着払い is used for freight or postage paid by the recipient, while 代金引換 specifically refers to payment for the goods themselves upon delivery.

Etymology

Compound of 代金 (payment) + 引き換え (exchange, in return for). Literally 'in exchange for payment'.