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差し引き勘定 (さしひきかんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

差さし引ひき勘かん定じょう

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Meanings

1

noun

balance of an account; striking a balance

Refers to the net balance after adding and subtracting, or the act of calculating that balance. Used in bookkeeping and everyday accounting contexts.

月げつ末まつに差さし引ひき勘かん定じょうを計けい算さんする。
I calculate the balance at the end of the month.
収しゅう入にゅうと支し出しゅつの差さし引ひき

勘かん

定じょう

を

出だ

し

て

ください

。

Please work out the balance of income and expenditure.

Written forms

差さし引ひき勘かん定じょう
Standard spelling with okurigana.
差さし引ひき勘かん定じょう
Kanji spelling without okurigana; less common than 差し引き勘定.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
引pull, tug, jerk
勘intuition, perception, check
定determine, fix, establish

Similar words

差さし引ひき
差し引き is the more common, shorter noun meaning 'deduction' or 'balance', while 差し引き勘定 specifically refers to the account balance or the act of balancing an account.
勘かん定じょう
勘定 alone means 'calculation', 'bill', or 'account', but 差し引き勘定 emphasizes the net balance after offsetting credits and debits.

Etymology

Compound of 差し引き (deduction, balance) and 勘定 (calculation, account). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward combination of its parts.