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精算 (seisan) Japanese meaning: exact calculation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 精算する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 精せい 算さん する 精せい 算さん しない Polite 精せい 算さん します 精せい 算さん しません Past polite 精せい 算さん しました 精せい 算さん しませんでした Past 精せい 算さん した 精せい 算さん しなかった Te-form 精せい 算さん して 精せい 算さん しないで Desire 精せい 算さん したい 精せい 算さん したくない Potential 精せい 算さん できる 精せい 算さん できない Passive 精せい 算さん される 精せい 算さん されない Causative 精せい 算さん させる 精せい 算さん させない Causative passive 精せい 算さん させられる 精せい 算さん させられない Volitional 精せい 算さん しよう Polite volitional 精せい 算さん しましょう Imperative 精せい 算さん しろ 精せい 算さん するな Conditional 精せい 算さん すれば 精せい 算さん しなければ Tara conditional 精せい 算さん したら 精せい 算さん しなかったら
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理り
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提てい
出しゅつ
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I calculated the travel expenses exactly and submitted them to accounting.
We settle the expenses at the end of the month.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 精せい 算さん する to settle/calculate the exact amount of something (fare, account, etc.)
I settled the fare difference at the ticket gate.
精せい 算さん 機き で 〈 物もの 〉 を 精せい 算さん する to settle something using a fare adjustment machine
I paid the shortfall using the fare adjustment machine.
〈 事こと 〉 を 精せい 算さん する to settle up accounts or expenses
I settle up my travel expenses.
Kanji 算 calculate, divining, number Related words· 7 決済 refers to completing a payment or financial transaction (e.g. by credit card), whereas 精算 focuses on working out the exact amount owed before settling it.
計算 is the general word for calculating numbers, while 精算 specifically means finalizing and adjusting an account or fare to the exact figure.
決算 is closing and reporting accounts at the end of a fiscal period, while 精算 is the more everyday act of working out and settling a specific amount.
勘定 is the casual word for a bill or reckoning up costs (like at a restaurant), while 精算 is a more formal term for precise account settlement.
Show 3 more 精算 is the general term for settling or adjusting a fare, while 乗り越し料金 specifically means the extra amount owed for riding past one's paid destination.
精算する is the standard business term for settling or finalizing accounts, matching the narrower financial sense of 仕切る.
精算 means calculating and settling an exact final amount (like adjusting a train fare), whereas 支払い simply means making a payment.
Don't confuse with· 5 精算 means precisely calculating and adjusting an amount (e.g. a fare difference), while 清算 means liquidating or fully clearing a debt/account, often implying final closure.
精算 (settling accounts, e.g. fare adjustment) is a homophone of 成算 (prospects of success) with an entirely unrelated meaning.
精算 (settling accounts, fare adjustment) shares the kanji 精 with 精選 but has a completely different meaning and reading.
Show 2 more Etymology Compound of 精 (detailed, precise) and 算 (calculation). The combination conveys the idea of meticulous or exact reckoning.
生せい 産さん
N4
生産 (production) and 精算 (settling accounts, fare adjustment) are pronounced identically but refer to completely unrelated concepts.
青酸 (the toxic chemical) and 精算 (calculating an exact fare or bill, e.g. at a train station) are unrelated in meaning but are pronounced identically as せいさん.
fare adjustment for riding past one's destination
