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勘定取り (kanjoutori) Japanese meaning: bill collector | Kotomora

勘かん定じょう取とり

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Meanings

1

bill collector; debt collector

Refers to a person whose job is to collect payments or debts, often in a business or commercial context.

勘かん定じょう取とりが月げつ末まつに集しゅう金きんに

来き

た

。

The bill collector came to collect payment at the end of the month.

Kanji

勘intuition, perception, check
定determine, fix, establish
取take, fetch, take up

Related words

集しゅう金きん人にん
集金人 is a more general term for a person who collects money, while 勘定取り specifically implies collecting bills or debts, often in a commercial setting.

Built from

勘かん定じょう+取とる

Etymology

Compound of 勘定 (かんじょう, 'bill, account') and 取り (とり, 'taker, collector'), from the verb 取る (とる, 'to take').